Mettalic bonding

Question 1

What happens in metallic bonding ?

Answer 1

electrons from the outer shell are free to move around which means they are delocalised

Question 2

What happens when loads of atoms are in a metal together ?

Answer 2

They share there electrons and they are free to move and they become positive ions

Question 3

What happens after this ?

Answer 3

There is strong electrostatic attraction between positive ions and the negative electrons

Question 4

What does the metallic bond do ?

Answer 4

Gives the metal it’s strength, high melting and boiling point , They are malleable, good conductors because the electrons can carry electrical current

Question 5

Why is metal malleable ?

Answer 5

The different metals can slide over each other

Question 6

What are alloys ?

Answer 6

Something that contains two ore more different elements

Question 7

How are they made ?

Answer 7

By mixing together two different metals but they need to have different sized atoms which disrupts the metals structure so the layers cannot slide over one another