metallic bonding

• Metals have high melting points because it takes a lot of energy to break these strong electrostatic forces.
• have a giant metallic structure
• metallic bonding is the electrostatic force of attraction between positive ions and delocolised electrons
• good conductor of electricity as the delocolised electrons will be attracted to the positive terminal and move
• good thermal conductor as delocolised electrons can move carrying the kinetic energy and pass along the cations