Ch. 7.3 - Bonding in Metals

Ch. 7.3

Bonding in Metals

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Metals consist of closely packed metal atoms that are surrounded by a sea of ______.

Fill in the Blank

The arrangement of metal atoms surrounded by a sea of electrons constitutes the _____ bond.

Multiple Choice

What type of packing arrangement is shown?

• body-centered cubic

• face-centered cubic

• hexagonal close packed

Multiple Choice

What type of packing arrangement is shown?

• body-centered cubic

• face-centered cubic

• hexagonal close packed

Multiple Choice

What type of packing arrangement is shown?

• body-centered cubic

• face-centered cubic

• hexagonal close packed

Multiple Choice

True or False? In a body-centered cubic structure, each atom has 12 neighbors.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? Metals are good conductors of electricity because electrons can flow freely in them.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Explain why the properties of alloys are generally superior to the metals that make them up.