Question

Metallic bonds are:

A. bonds holding together atoms with very different
electronegativities.
B. bonds holding together a metal and a nonmetal.
C. bonds holding together two atoms of different kinds of metal.
D. bonds holding together two atoms of the same kind of metal.

Answer 1

D. bonds holding together two atoms of the same kind of metal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Metallic bonds are very special kinds of interatomic forces that holds metals together and confers such unique properties on them.

The formation of this bond type is favored by large atomic radius, low ionization energy and a large number of electrons in the valence shell.

• The metallic bond is usually an attraction between the positive nuclei of all the closely packed atoms in the lattice and electron cloud jointly formed by all the atoms by losing their outermost shell electrons.
• This is as a result of low ionization energy.