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Metal atoms in their atomic state form metallic bonds which has a 'sea' of electrons.

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Most metals and nonmetals bond together to get eight electrons in their outer occupied shell?

Most metals and nonmetals form chemical bonds by transferring electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration with a filled outer shell, usually with 8 electrons. This transfer of electrons leads to the formation of ionic bonds between metals and nonmetals.


What represents the way electrons exist in metals?

Electrons in metals can move freely within the material due to the delocalized electron cloud formed by the overlapping atomic orbitals. This allows for high electrical conductivity in metals as the free electrons can carry electric current.


What keeps metal together?

What do you mean? Lots of stuff can stick two pieces of metal together. -Glue -Welding -Soldering -Hammering it together -Melting them together. -Freezing them together with water.


Is N2S a Ionic or Covalent compound?

N2S is a covalent compound because it is formed by the sharing of electrons between nitrogen and sulfur atoms. Ionic compounds are formed by the transfer of electrons between a metal and a nonmetal.


What are bonds in metals like?

In metalic substances metal atoms lose some of their outer shell electrons to make them positive ions (also known as cations). These electrons are then free to move around and as they are negatively charged they hold the positive metal ions together, this is sometimes refered to as a "sea of delocalised electrons", it is also the reason why metals conduct electricity (because electrons are free to move in them)

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It can be formed by sharing electrons?

Covalent bonds are formed when non-metals share electrons. Ionic bonds are formed when metals and non-metals lose and gain electrons.


What is electron diffusion?

Metals have "free" electrons, the free electrons in metals help to transfer heat together with the vibrating atoms.


What are ionic bonds used in?

Ionic bonds are formed between "metals" and "non-metals" and involve the transfer of electrons.


What type of chemical bond is formed by transfer of electrons is formed between alkali metals and halogens?

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What kind of chemical bond is formed by transfer of electrons between alkali metals and halogenes?

An ionic bond is formed by electron transfer between alkali metals and halogens.


What kind of chemical bond is formed by transfer of electrons between alkali metals halogens?

An ionic bond is formed by electron transfer between alkali metals and halogens.


Most metals and nonmetals bond together to get eight electrons in their outer occupied shell?

Most metals and nonmetals form chemical bonds by transferring electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration with a filled outer shell, usually with 8 electrons. This transfer of electrons leads to the formation of ionic bonds between metals and nonmetals.


Is a covalent bond normally formed when an alkali metal combines with a non-metal?

No, covalent bonds are not typically formed between alkali metals and non-metals. Alkali metals usually lose an electron to form positive ions, while non-metals gain electrons to form negative ions which are held together by ionic bonds.


What is a substance that has lost or gained electrons?

Most atoms have the ability to lose electrons, given the conditions are favorable, e.g. in a chemical reaction, but the ones that loose their electrons easiest are the ones with only a few electrons in their outer shell, such as the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals which only have 1 and two electrons, respectively.


Can metals lose electrons from an anions?

Metals typically do not lose electrons from anions, as anions are negatively charged ions formed when nonmetals gain electrons. Instead, metals are more likely to lose electrons to become cations, which are positively charged. In chemical reactions, metals tend to donate electrons to nonmetals, facilitating the formation of ionic compounds. Thus, the process involves metals losing electrons, while anions result from nonmetals gaining them.


What represents the way electrons exist in metals?

Electrons in metals can move freely within the material due to the delocalized electron cloud formed by the overlapping atomic orbitals. This allows for high electrical conductivity in metals as the free electrons can carry electric current.


What keeps metal together?

What do you mean? Lots of stuff can stick two pieces of metal together. -Glue -Welding -Soldering -Hammering it together -Melting them together. -Freezing them together with water.