Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Properties of metals

Properties of metals — practice question

Which of the following statements about metals is correct?

  • ALayers of positive ions can slide over each other making metals malleable.
  • BMetallic bonding consists of a lattice of negative ions in a sea of delocalised electrons.
  • CMetallic bonding consists of a lattice of positive ions in a sea of delocalised negative ions.
  • DMetals conduct electricity because positive ions are free to move.

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