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STRUCTURE AND BONDING

STRUCTURE AND BONDING
In my essay on the structure and bonding in different substances, I am going to focus on electronic arrangement and their effects on the properties of the substance.
METALIC BONDING
Metallic bonding occurs between atoms with low electronegativity (.i.e. 1, 2 or 3 valence electrons); therefore there are many vacancies in valence shell. The crystal lattice of metals consists of ions NOT atoms. When electron clouds overlap, electrons can move into electron cloud of adjoining atoms. The outer electrons (-) from the original metal atoms are free to move around between the positive metal ions formed (+).
The metal is held together by the strong forces of attraction between the positive nuclei and the ¡¥delocalised¡¦ electrons. This is sometimes described as "an array of positive ions in a sea of electrons". There is a strong electrostatic force of attraction that two neighbouring nuclei have for the shared electrons between them. - This is the metallic bond. Ea...

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