Metallic
Bonding
This section covers metallic bonding as attraction between delocalised electrons and positive ions arranged in a lattice. It also links metallic bonding and structure to physical properties such as melting point and electrical conductivity.
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AQA A-level Chemistry · 3.1.3 Bonding · Metallic bonding
The whole section on one A4 page: the metallic lattice, what makes the bonding stronger, conductivity, malleability and melting points.
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understand that metallic bonding involves attraction between delocalised electrons and positive ions arranged in a lattice
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