Will gold and platinum form an ionic or covalent bond?

Answer 1

Gold and platinum are both transition metals, which typically form metallic bonds due to their electron configuration. Metallic bonding involves the sharing of delocalized electrons among a lattice of metal atoms. Therefore, gold and platinum are more likely to form metallic bonds rather than ionic or covalent bonds.

Answer 2

Pure platinum has metallic bonds, which are not usually called either ionic or covalent. If they must be classified as one or the other, they are closer to covalent bonds because the only ions in them are positive ones; the corresponding negative charge is present on delocalized electrons.

Answer 3

Gold and platinum likely form metallic bonds rather than ionic or covalent bonds. In metallic bonding, electrons are free to move among the atoms, creating a "sea of delocalized electrons" that holds the atoms together.

Answer 4

metallic, i hope.