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Metals are good conductors of electricity. how does metallic bonding make this possible?
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∙ 13y ago
Electrons in a metallic bond are delocalised (free to move), thus can pass heat energy through the metal. Electrons also possess greater kinetic energy, and therefore able to transfer energy faster.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoMetals conduct electricity because the positive electrons make a fixed structure, around that fixed structure of positive electrons are smaller negative electrons that flow freely. These are the electrons that pass electronic flow. This makes metals conductors!!!
Elements that bond ionically or covalently donate or share electrons, so electrons have fixed orbitals around the nucleus of the atom. Metallic bonding, however, allows all the electrons to float around in an electron cloud. Thus, instead of the electrons just being found in certain places, they are everywhere throughout the metal and can quickly conduct an electrical current.
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What feature of atomic structure and metallic bonding makes it possible for metals to conduct electricity in the solid state?
covalent bonding? not sure on this, but have a wiki read!
What bonds hold copper together?
Metallic bonding is found in gold or copper
What is a example conductor?
Most elements found on the left side of the staircase in the Periodic Table of the Elements, and those elements are called metals. Good examples of best conductors are copper (Cu), Iron, and Aluminum, while elements like Mercury cannot conduct electricity. The reason they can conduct electricity is because of metallic bonding.
What types of chemical bonding have bronze?
Bronze being a metal alloy, it would be held by metallic bonding.
What is the structure and bonding of Iron?
Metallic Bonding
What feature of atomic structure and metallic bonding makes it possible for metals to conduct electricity in the solid state?
covalent bonding? not sure on this, but have a wiki read!
Are metals a good conductors of heat and electricity?
Metals are a good conductor of heat and electricity because of their bonding. Metallic bonding consists of a sea of electrons rather than discreet bonds. The free electrons are able to move very freely. Since electricity and heat need electrons to move, the bonding promotes conductivity.
What happens during metallic bonding?
Metallic bonding is the electrostatic attraction between postive metal ions and the delocalised electrons surrounding them. Theese forces are very strong which is why metals have very high melting points. The more charge a ion has will increase its melting point as the electrostatic attraction will be higher.
How do metallic bonding cause metals to conduct electricit current?
It conducts electricity
Which elements are poor conductors of electricity?
if you know chemical bonding it is easier to understand but any substance that doestn contain charge carriers is a poor conductor of electricity i.e. a substance that doenst contain free moving electrons or ions to propagate the current
What is the type of bonding for magnesium chloride?
magnesium chloride is a non- conductor electricity
What is the type of the chemical bond of aluminum foil?
Metallic aluminum does not form chemical bonds, in all metals the outer electrons escape forming an "electron gas" that fills the bulk of the metal. This is why metals are both good electrical conductors and thermal conductors.
What bonds hold copper together?
Metallic bonding is found in gold or copper
The ability to conduct electricity in the solid state is a characteristic of metallic bonding This characteristic is best explained by the presence of?
mobile electrons
What is a example conductor?
Most elements found on the left side of the staircase in the Periodic Table of the Elements, and those elements are called metals. Good examples of best conductors are copper (Cu), Iron, and Aluminum, while elements like Mercury cannot conduct electricity. The reason they can conduct electricity is because of metallic bonding.
What types of chemical bonding have bronze?
Bronze being a metal alloy, it would be held by metallic bonding.
What is the structure and bonding of Iron?
Metallic Bonding
