What is a characteristic of the electron sea model for metallic bonding?

Answer 1

#"Non-molecularity..........."#

According to the metallic bonding model, a metal contains no discrete molecules; only an extended lattice of positively-charged metallic ions that are held together by strong electrostatic forces. This lack of molecularity allows us to rationalize the typical metallic properties: #"malleability"#, the ability to hammer the metal into a sheet; #"ductility"#, the ability to be drawn out into a wire; and #"electrical"# and #"thermal conductivity"#.

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Answer 2

Xavier Avery

The electron sea model for metallic bonding has the property of characterizing metals as a lattice of positively charged ions encircled by a "sea" of delocalized electrons that are free to travel throughout the lattice, providing metals with their malleability and conductivity.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.