chapter 6 section 4

Question 1

chemical bonding in metals is

Answer 1

different from ionic or covalent bonding

Question 2

the valence electrons in a metallic bond

Answer 2

move freely in a metallic bond

Question 3

within a metal, the vacant orbitals in the atom’s outer energy levels

Answer 3

overlap

Question 4

metallic bonding explains what properties

Answer 4

electrical and thermal conductivity and ductility

Question 5

which of the following is the result of visible light absorbed by a metal

Answer 5

light at a frequency similar to the absorbed frequency is emitted

Question 6

metals are malleable because when struck, one plane of metal atoms

Answer 6

can slide past another without breaking bonds

Question 7

which is a measure of metallic bond strength

Answer 7

enthalpy of vaporization

Question 8

in general, as you move from right to left across a series of the periodic table, the strength of a metallic bond

Answer 8

decreases

Question 9

what is responsible for the electrical conductivity of metals

Answer 9

the ability of electrons to move freely about the crystalline structure

Question 10

the arrangement of valence electrons in a metallic bond is best described as

Answer 10

a sea of free moving electrons