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What property of transition metals is responsible for their characteristic ductility malleability and conductivity?
the sea of electrons shared between metal atoms
When nonmetals and metals react which atom electrons?
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
How do the electron's in a metallic bond affect the metal?
Because of the common sea of electrons, these electrons can move readily, creating electricity.
If metals loose electrons to non metals are metals now anions?
No, it is not true. When metals loose electrons they become cations.
What is a good website to compare non-metals and metals?
Metals have a characteristic silvery, shiny appearance, they are electrically conductive, flexible (except for mercury which is liquid), and they engage in chemical reactions in which they are electron donors, forming positive ions. Non-metals are less shiny, generally not good electrical conductors, not as flexible, and they engage in chemical reactions in which they receive electrons, forming negative ions. Some non-metals such as carbon can either give or receive electrons, but even when they give electrons they do not do so as readily as metals do.
What are the Atomic characteristic of metals?
Melals have free electrons. Hence metals react easily by giving electrons.
Why do metals always impart their characteristic colors to a flame?
The defining characteristic of metals, in a chemical sense, is that they have between one and three valance electrons and they tend to lose electrons, as compared to non metals which have a larger number of valance electrons and are much less prone to losing them. So, when a metal is heated sufficiently, outer electrons get hot enough to leave the atom. Then, electrons are recaptured. In the process of becoming part of an atom again, an electron emits a photon, with a typical wavelength for a given element, thereby creating a characteristic color. As a result of this process, the color of a flame is mainly due to whatever metals are present.
What does electricity travel though?
Substances called conductors. The characteristic of a conductor is that they have plenty of electrons in their shells (eg metals).
Do silver ions gain or lose elections in the reduction process of a silver mirror reaction?
Metals almost always gain electrons, it gives metals their positive(+) characteristic.
What property of transition metals is responsible for their characteristic ductility malleability and conductivity?
the sea of electrons shared between metal atoms
What is a common characteristic of transitional metals?
They have multiple oxidation states (owing to the d orbital)
When nonmetals and metals react which atom electrons?
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
What is the important characteristic do the alkali and alkaline earth metals have in common?
they all have at least one electron
What important characteristic do the alkali metals ad alkaline earth metals have in common?
They both are highly reactive and are not found in nature in elemental state.
What do the alkali group 1 metals have in common?
They are one valence electrons and are the most reactive group of metals in the periodic table.
What characteristic of a metal allows it to conduct electricity?
The physical properties of different metals make them useful for different purposes in metals can move through the metal, allowing metals to conduct electricity.
Do metals take electrons or give electrons to the atoms they bond with?
Metals give up electrons while non-metals gain electrons
