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Metallic Bonds CW

Metallic bonding occurs due to the mobility of valence electrons, forming a metallic lattice where electrons are shared among all atoms. This delocalization allows metals to be malleable and ductile, as the positive ions can slide over one another without breaking the structure. In contrast, ionic solids are rigid due to fixed positions of ions, leading to repulsion and breakage when force is applied.

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Metallic Bonds CW

Metallic bonding occurs due to the mobility of valence electrons, forming a metallic lattice where electrons are shared among all atoms. This delocalization allows metals to be malleable and ductile, as the positive ions can slide over one another without breaking the structure. In contrast, ionic solids are rigid due to fixed positions of ions, leading to repulsion and breakage when force is applied.

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Metallic Bonds

1. What is metallic bonding? Explain why it occurs.


2. Describe a metallic lattice.
3. Why can metals change shape without breaking?
4. Which electrons from the metal make up the delocalized electrons?
5. Why are the electrons in a metallic solid described as delocalized?

Fill in the blank


(electrons valence electrons positive)
Metallic bonds are formed because valence _____________ are mobile. Metals have ionic/covalent/metallic
bonds between the particles. ______________ electrons in the metals are not confined to each atom but are
shared by all. Therefore, the _______________ ions (cations) are said to be immersed in a “moving sea” of
_______________.
Circle the correct term
The physical properties of metals are as follows:
1) Because there are free moving electrons present, they are good/bad conductors.
2) Because the positive ions can slide over one another, metals are/are not malleable and ductile.
3) They have low/high solubility in water.
4) Since metallic bonds are also strong, they are soft/hard, and the atoms have low/high melting and boiling
points.
Refer to the two diagrams below and explain why metals are malleable and ionic solids are not. Fill in the
blank
(similar negative ions break move positive ions electrons metal cations fixed)

Metals are malleable because the free flowing __________________ act as a lubricant and allow the
__________________ to __________________ over each other. However, in ionic solids, the
__________________ and __________________ are held in __________________ positions. When a force is
applied to the crystal (examine the bottom right diagram), __________________ charges line up. When
similar ions are close to each other, they attract/repel (circle one) one another, causing the crystal
to_____________________.

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