Bonding, structures and properties

Question 1

What are the properties of metals

Answer 1

Ductile, malleable, shiny, high melting point, conductor of heat and electricity

Question 2

Why do they have these properties

Answer 2

Conductors: delocalised electrons are able to transport a current
Strong: strong bonds between the positive metal ions and the (negative) delocalised electrons.
Malleable/ductile: The layers in the crystalline structure (molecules arranged in a 3d repetitive structure) can slide over each other
Hbp/hmp: stronger metallic bonds are more difficult to separate

Question 3

What changes the strength of a metal

Answer 3

A metal with more delocalised electrons e.g. al3+ has stronger forces of attraction