Structure–property links
What Structure–property links means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
Because the electrons are delocalised, they can carry charge when a potential difference is applied, which explains why metals conduct electricity in the solid state.
The regular packing of cations and the delocalised electrons explain why metals are malleable and ductile and allow conduction of electricity and heat.
Topics that use Structure–property links
- Periodicity (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Applying the sequence to specific elements
- atomic radius
- Cations and delocalised electrons
- delocalised electrons
- Distinction from mass number and relative atomic mass
- electrostatic attraction
- First ionisation energy
- Forces broken on melting
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