How do metal atoms combine?
1 Answer
Apr 21, 2018
Explanation:
In metallic bonding an array of metal atoms contribute one or two or more electrons to the entire metallic lattice...i.e. electrons are delocalized. The now cationic metallic centres are now confined in an electron sea the which allows movement of the cations with respect to each other, and hence typical metallic properties of malleability, the ability to be beaten into a sheet, and ductility, the ability to be drawn into a wire....
