Question

Which of these is a property of a substance that has metallic bonds?

a. A high boiling point

b. A double bond between atoms is always formed

c. Nonconductors in the solid state, electrical conductors in the liquid or dissolved state

d. Gases or vaporize readily at room temperature

Answer 1

A metallic solid is shiny, silvery in color, a good conductor of heat and electricity, and can be hammered into sheets and pulled into wires. It exhibits metallic bonding, which is caused by the sharing of valence electrons by all atoms in the sample. Metallic elements usually form cations when they make compounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

A metallic solid is a solid with the characteristic properties of a metal: shiny and silvery in color and a good conductor of heat and electricity. A metallic solid can also be hammered into sheets and pulled into wires. A metallic solid exhibits metallic bonding, a type of intermolecular interaction caused by the sharing of the s valence electrons by all atoms in the sample. It is the sharing of these valence electrons that explains the ability of metals to conduct electricity and heat well. It is also relatively easy for metals to lose these valence electrons, which explains why metallic elements usually form cations when they make compounds.