D. Collect more evidence and try to convince the other scientist
D.) All of the above ...........
Metals are giant structures of atoms held together by metallic bonds. “Giant” implies that large but variable numbers of Atoms are involved - depending on the size of the bits of metal. most metals are close packed - that is, they fit as many items as possible into the available volume.
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It is considered a substance because it has a uniform and definite composition.