Metallic Bonds
Metallic bonding is a type of chemical bonding that arises from the electrostatic attractive force between conduction electrons (in the form of an electron cloud of delocalized electrons) and positively charged metal ions. It may be described as the sharing of ''free'' electrons among a crystal structure, structure of positively charged ions (cations). Metallic bonding accounts for many physical property, physical properties of metals, such as Strength of materials, strength, ductility, thermal conductivity, thermal and electrical resistivity and conductivity, Opacity (optics), opacity, and lustre (mineralogy), luster. Metallic bonding is not the only type of chemical bonding a metal can exhibit, even as a pure substance. For example, elemental gallium consists of covalent bond, covalently-bound pairs of atoms in both liquid and solid-state—these pairs form a crystal structure with metallic bonding between them. Another example of a metal–metal covalent bond is the mercu ...
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Metallic Bonding Example
Metallic may be a reference to: *Metal * Metalloid, metal-like substance *Metallic bonding, type of chemical bonding *Metallicity, in astronomy the proportion of elements other than helium and hydrogen in an object *Metallic color, a color that gives the appearance of metal * Metallic dragon, a classification of dragon found in the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons *Metallic paint Metallic paint, also called metal flake or polychromatic, is a type of paint that is most common on new automobiles, but is also used for other purposes. Metallic paint can reveal the contours of bodywork more than non-metallic, or "solid" paint ..., paint that provides the appearance of metal * Heavy metal music, a genre of rock music See also * Metallica (other) {{disambiguation ...
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