In: Chemistry
Describe the properties of metals, use metallic bonding sea of electrons to describe
metals --> they are:
strong, malleable, ductile --> due to metallic bonding
react + O2 --> Oxides --> Oxygen will typically receive the eelctrons
high melting/boiling points --> due to their interaction in metallic bonding
conductors of electricity/heat --> electrons will move readily in a crystal of metallic bonding
shiny --> since electrons are fre to move
high density --> due to the crystal packing of electronic crystals