Metallic Bonding Flashcards

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Why is aluminium a good conductor of electricity?

A
  • it is a metal

- delocalised electrons are mobile/ can move

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Why is aluminium ductile?

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It has a low melting point and density the energy can be transferred through the metal by the moving electrons (layers of ions slide over each other)

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