Metals have delocalised electrons, electrons carry electricity; so because there are free electrons charge can pass easily through a metal.
The structure of a metal is with rows of atoms on top of one another, in pure metals as all the atoms will be the same size, the layers can slide easily over one another making them easy to bend.
This blog will cover and explain the specification for Edexcel triple science course 2013 Chemistry. Hope it helps :)
Showing posts with label Metallic crystals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metallic crystals. Show all posts
Sunday, 28 April 2013
1.46 understand that a metal can be described as a giant structure of positive ions surrounded by a sea of delocalised electrons
In a metal atoms come together into a lattice, the electrons become detached from their atoms- delocalised- making the atoms positive ions.
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