A. The chemical bonding that result from the attraction between metals atoms and the surrounding _________________ is called __________________.

sea of electrons

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metallic bonding

1. Most metals have very few __________ in their outermost energy shells, and some have vacant outer electron orbitals. That means its valence electrons are _______________ and free to move around.

electrons

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decentralized

2. When metals are next to each other, the valence electrons don’t just stay on their own atom; they roam around the ________________________.

whole

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metal complex

3. Each metal atom allows its electrons to _____________, so these atoms become positively charged cation.

roam freely

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a. These cations are kind of like a positively charged island and are surrounded by a sea of negatively charged electrons. The attraction between the _______ electrons and the _________center is a metal bond.

mobile

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positive

A. In metal bonds, the electrons _____________ around in an electron sea, and this leads to metals’ unique properties.

move freely

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1. Metal _____________________ well because all of the mobile electrons are free to move towards any attraction.

conducts electricity

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2. Metals have _______ (shiny) because it reflects incoming light photons (because of the free electrons.)

luster

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3. It is ___________ because the structure and uniform bonding in all directions of the metal llows the atoms to ______ past each other without breaking.

malleable

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slide

a. _____________ is the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets.

Malleability

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b. __________ is the ability of a substance to be drawn or pulled through a small opening to produce a wire.

DuctilityCome

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