Structure Of Metals

Question 1

What state are metals in at room temperature?

Answer 1

Solid, apart from mercury

Question 2

Describe what a metallic bond is.

Answer 2

The strong electrostatic force of attraction between delocalised electrons and positively charged metal ions.

Question 3

What is a metal definition?

Answer 3

Metal ions packed together in a regular lattice formation surrounded by a sea of delocalised electrons.