Metallic bonding
What Metallic bonding means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The electrostatic attraction between the positive ions and the shared delocalised electrons, acting throughout the structure so it is strong.
The strong electrostatic attraction between a lattice of positive metal ions and a sea of delocalised electrons.
The strong electrostatic attraction between the positive metal ions and the delocalised electrons.
A type of bonding in which the particles are atoms which share delocalised electrons.
Topics that use Metallic bonding
- Chemical bonds (AQA GCSE)
- Metallic bonding (AQA GCSE)
- Properties of metals and alloys (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Delocalised electrons
- Alloy as a mixture containing different-sized atoms
- Alloys
- Charge balance
- Chemical bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Electron sharing
- Electron transfer
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