METAL POWDER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, CONDUCTIVE PASTE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metal powder which exhibits excellent dispersibility when used as a conductive powder composing a conductive paste, and does not lead to an increase of viscosity, and to provide a production method therefor, a conductive paste using the metal powder, and an electronic component of excellent characteristics including a conductor formed using the conductive paste.SOLUTION: An organic compound having a lone pair of electrons is bonded to the surface of a metal powder body at a rate of 1.0 μmol or more and less than 3.0 μmol per surface area of 1 m. An organic compound containing at least one kind selected from a group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur having both a lone pair of electrons and an unsaturated bond is bonded to the surface of a metal powder body at a rate of 1.0 μmol or more and less than 3.0 μmol per surface area of 1 m. Preferably, an organic compound having a boiling point of 300°C or lower under a pressure of 10Pa is used.