property of metals

• what are the properties of metals

  strong

  hard

  malleable (can be shaped)

  ductile (can be made into wires)

  good conductors of heat and electricity

  high melting point
• metal atoms form a giant lattice with a regular arrangement
• lattice structure:

  
• any crystal structure must have a lattice structure
• what does the blue and red symbolize

  delocalized electrons (blue) and metal ions (red)

  
• what is a delocalised electron

  free to move across several atoms in a metal
• what are the lattice of positive metal ions surrounded by

  what you call a sea of delocalised electrons
• what is metallic bonding

  electrostatic attraction between metal ion lattice and sea of delocated electrons
• what holds metal together

  the electrostatic attraction
• electrons on each metal are free to move through the structure to form a sea of electrons
• what does covalent electrons mean

  localised electron attractions
• what charge are metal atoms left with having released electrons into the sea

  positive
• lattice structure can break from too many layers
• what is an alloy

  is a mixture of two or more elements, where at least

  one element is a metal
• how are metals such good conductors of electricity

  they contain delocalised electrons that are charged and can freely move, allowing the flow of electricity
• why do metals have a high melting point

  because of its strong electrostatic attraction between ions and delocalised electrons - requires a lot of energy to break
• how can metals bend easily

  metals bend easily because they have a lattice structure which is arranged in layers - these layers move over each other, allowing metals to be reshaped