{"id":12,"count":0,"description":"A metal is a solid material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard, opaque, shiny, and features good electrical and thermal conductivity. Metals are generally malleable\u2014that is, they can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking\u2014as well as fusible (able to be fused or melted) and ductile (able to be drawn out into a thin wire).\r\n\r\nCurrently, 91 out of the 118 total elements on the periodic table are classified as metals.","link":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/metals\/","name":"Metals","slug":"metals","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/12"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}