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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions A - Metals and non-metals in the periodic table. | Oct 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Introduction to Metals. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Metals and Neurodegeneration. | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Open university - OpenLearn - What is a metal? | Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Metallurgy. | Apr 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Metal (PDF). | Jul 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Investigation on the factors that affect the amount of metal coated in an electroplating process. | Sep 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Investigation on the factors that affect the amount of metal coated in an electroplating process. | Sep 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions A - Metals and non-metals in the periodic table. | May 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy Education - Metal. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Metals: Preservation and Conservation (PDF). | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Metals: Preservation and Conservation (PDF). | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Babylon - Introduction to metals. | Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Metals. | Oct 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Metals. | Oct 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Intro to physical properties of metals. | Mar 27, 2021 | ||
| New media added. | Jun 02, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 20, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemicool Dictionary - Definition of Metals. | Mar 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Metal Fact. | Apr 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Metal. | Apr 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The National Oceanography Centre - Metals, sulphides and nodules. | Jun 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Quatr.us - What is metal? | Oct 20, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rader's Chem4Kids.com - Metals. | Oct 20, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Metal. | Oct 20, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Department of Materials Science & Engineering - History of Metals. | Apr 21, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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