Review Station Metallic Bonding

What is it called when metal can be drawn into wire?

• malleable

• ductile

• covalent

• compound

What is it called when metal can be hammered or bent into shapes.

• malleable

• ductile

• covalent

• compound

The ability to conduct electricity in the solid state is a characteristic of metallic bonding. The characteristic is best described by the presence of:

• High ionization energies

• High electronegativity

• Mobile electrons

• Mobile protons

Metallic bonding is the strong attraction between positive metal ions and the sea of delocalized electrons.

• True

• False

Metals are excellent conductors of thermal energy

• True

• False

Metals are poor conductors of electricity

• True

• False

Metals are very malleable

• True

• False

Metals have a ____ charge

• +, positive

• -, negative

• Neutral

Metals with another metal form a(n)....

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

• Polyatomic bond

• Metallic bond

Metals with a non-metal form a(n)....

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

• Polyatomic bond

• Metallic bond