Metallic Bonding

Where are most metals located in the periodic table?

On the left side of the staircase line.

Do metals have the same properties?

No, individual metals vary in properties (e.g., Tungsten melts at 3422 °C while Mercury is liquid at room temperature).

common characteristics metals share

Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity, malleable, and ductile.

Malleable(malleability)

Metals can be hammered into thin sheets.

Ductile(ductility)

Metals can be drawn into wires.

metallic bonding

The type of bonding in metals where positive metal ions are surrounded by a "sea of delocalized electrons."

What allows metals to conduct heat and electricity?

Free-moving (delocalized) electrons in the metallic "sea."

Which type of elements form metallic bonds?

Metals

Which type of elements form ionic bonds?

Metal + Nonmetal.

Which type of elements form covalent bonds?

Nonmetal + Nonmetal.

How does electron behavior differ?

Metallic → delocalized electrons, Ionic → electron transfer, Covalent → electron sharing.

Structure type?

Metallic → metal lattice, Ionic → crystal lattice, Covalent → discrete molecules.