Sea of electrons

Sea of electrons

• Made up of the electrons the metal atoms have given away

• Made up of the electrons the non metal atoms have given away

• Made up of the electrons the metal atoms have gained

How does the sea of electrons keep the metal substance together?

• Creates positively charged ions which attracts electrons, electrons join with the element and are immediately spit back out, and so on

• Creates negatively charged ions which attracts electrons, electrons join with the element and are immediately spit back out, and so on

• creates positively charged ions which attracts protons, electrons join with the element and are immediately spit back out, and so on

Why are metals smooth

• Metal atoms aline in a nice crystalline pattern, and they are very smooth. The layer of electrons makes them even smoother

• Metal atoms aline in a nice crystalline pattern, and they are very smooth

• Non- metal atoms aline in a nice crystalline pattern, and they are very smooth. The layer of electrons makes them even smoother

Why are metals shiny

• Because of the smoothness all the light reflects off in that direction

• Makes all the light reflect off in that different directions

• Because of the sea of electrons free decentralized electrons can travel quicker to the other side

Conduction

• The transfer of heat by particles moving past each other

• The transfer of heat by protons colliding with each other

• The transfer of heat by particles colliding with each other

Why do metals conduct heat?

• The sea of electrons frees up the electrons and they can all travel in the same direction

• Because of the sea of electrons free decentralized electrons can travel quicker to the other, colder side, allowing for conduction

Electricity

• The energy created when a lot of electrons are all moving in the same direction

• The transfer of heat by particles colliding with each other

Why do metals conduct electricity?

• The sea of electrons free decentralized electrons can travel quicker to the other, colder side

• The sea of electrons frees up the electrons and they can all travel in the same direction

Do nonmetals have the sea of electrons

• Yes, because they gain electrons instead of losing them. This makes them negatively charged, repelling the electrons

• Yes, because they lose electrons instead of gain them. This makes them negatively charged, repelling the electrons

• No, because they gain electrons instead of losing them. This makes them negatively charged, repelling the electrons

• No, because they gain electrons instead of losing them. This makes them positively charged, repelling the electrons