Aim: How Do

Metal Atoms Bond

in a Metal?
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What type of bonding occurs in
metal?
 All metal elements have metallic bonding between each atom of
that metal.
 Q:Which substance contains particles held together by metallic
bonds?
A) Ni(s) Reason: Nickel is the only
B) Ne(s) metal listed. Metal elements
have metallic bonds between
C) N2(s) the metal atoms.
D) I2(s)
Metallic Bonding
Metallic bonding consists of the
attraction of the free-floating valence
electrons from the positively charged
metal ions
Positive metal ions in a sea of
electrons.
Electrons are shared amongst every
metal ion. (sea of mobile electrons)
Structure of Metals
The metal ions are in a fixed position of
a crystal lattice and the electrons are
free to move throughout the lattice.
A crystal lattice describes the periodic
arrays of a solid.
The bond results from the attraction
between the free moving electrons and
the positive ions.
 Questions
 Which type of bonding involves positive ions immersed in a sea of mobile
electrons?
A) ionic
B) nonpolar covalent Reason: The key term is sea
of mobile electrons. This
C) polar covalent always refers to metallic
D) metallic bonds.
 Which factor distinguishes a metallic bond from an ionic bond or a
covalent bond?
A) the mobility of electrons
B) the mobility of protons
C) the equal sharing of electrons
D) the unequal sharing of electrons
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Conductivity of Metals
Good conductors of heat
Metals conduct electricity because of
the free moving electrons
Electricity is energy due to the flow
of electrons
Malleability of Metals
Metals are malleable
When a force is applies the metal
kernels move to a new location,
changing the shape of a metal.
Crystalline structures
Metals are
arranged in very
compact and
orderly patterns.
Metal atoms
crystallize in
characteristic
patterns.
Questions

 The ability to conduct electricity in the solid state is a

characteristic of metallic bonding. This characteristic is best
explained by the presence of
A) high ionization energies
B) high electronegativities Reason: In an
sample of metal, all
C) mobile electrons the metal atoms
D) mobile protons are sharing each
other’s electrons,
allowing the
electrons to be
mobile.
Ionic
Metals are
Compounds
malleable
are brittle.

High melting Good

points and conductor of
Good conductor boiling points electricity
of electricity (in
(solid and
solution and
liquid)
when

melted)
Alloys
Alloys are mixtures composed of two or
more elements, at least of which is a
metal.
Alloys are usually stronger than their
individual components
Steel: iron and carbon, boron,
chromium, manganese, molybdenum,
nickel, tungsten, vanadium.
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The ability to conduct electricity
in a solid state is a characteristic
of metallic bonding. This
characteristic is best explained by
 A. high ionization energies
 B. high electronegativities
 C. mobile electrons
 D. mobile protons
Which element consists of
positive ions immersed in a “sea”
of mobile electrons?
 A. sulfur
 B. nitrogen
 C. calcium
 D. chlorine