It is similar to other alkali metal halides, such as sodium chloride.

Unlike the old mercury lights, metal halide casts a true white light.

Therefore, the use of metal halide is limited mainly to city and high end street lighting.

In principle, most metal halides may be prepared by direct combination of the elements.

Discrete metal halides have lower melting and boiling points.

(The city says one alternative, metal halide, is too expensive).

Thus, the selection of the metal halide affects the success of the method.

The new light-emitting diodes will give off less heat and last far longer than the metal halide lamps.

Most lamps are filled with additional materials, like mercury, sodium, and metal halides.

Similar species are known for the metal carbonyls and the early metal halides.