Metallic Bonding & Structure
Cards (26)
- What is the structure of metals?
- What are the components of a metallic lattice structure?
- What happens to the outer electrons of metal atoms in metallic bonding?
- What type of bonding occurs between metal cations and delocalised electrons?
- What type of force is metallic bonding?
- What is the relationship between metallic bonds and the lattice structure of metals?
- How does the strength of metallic bonds relate to the melting point of a metal?
- What three main factors influence the strength of metallic bonds?
- How does the number of delocalised electrons per atom affect metallic bond strength?
- Why does a higher number of delocalised electrons lead to stronger metallic bonds?
- How does the charge of the metal cation affect metallic bond strength?
- How does the radius of the metal cation affect metallic bond strength?
- Why do smaller metal cations have stronger metallic bonds?
- How does cation size affect the delocalised electrons?
- What is the melting point of magnesium?
- What is the melting point of sodium?
- Why does magnesium have a higher melting point than sodium?
- Why does magnesium have a higher melting point than sodium?
- Why does magnesium have a higher melting point than sodium?
- What charge does a magnesium cation have?
- What charge does a sodium cation have?
- What properties of metals result from their metallic bonding and lattice structure?
- Why do metals have high melting and boiling points?
- Why are metals good conductors of electricity and heat?
- What makes metals malleable and ductile?
- Why are metals insoluble?