Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Metallic bonding

Metallic bonding — practice question

Which statement concerning the structure or bonding of metals is correct?

  • AA metal lattice consists of negative ions in a ‘sea of electrons’.
  • BElectrons in a metal move randomly through the lattice.
  • CMetals are malleable because the ions present are mobile.
  • DThe ions in a metal move when positive and negative electrodes are attached.

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