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metallic bond is the electrostatic force between the positively charged metallic ions and the 'sea' of electrons.

Aluminium has 3 valence electrons, each of the aluminium atom will release the 3 valence electrons and form Al3+ (positively charged ion) and the valence electrons are no longer associated with a particular metal atom, instead they are free to move throughout the solid piece of metal, so called 'delocalised' electrons.

The attractive force between Al3+ ions and the delocalised electrons is the metallic bonding in aluminium.

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Is aluminum bromide made up of coordinate covalent bond?

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What type of bond is present in aluminium oxide?

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Is aluminum ionic or moelecular?

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