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Which part of metallic bonding theory helps the most to explain why metals are able to conduct electricity?

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Step-by-step explanation:

The metallic bonding theory basically states that valence electrons are free, delocalized, mobile, and not associated with any particular atom. It is pften regarded as a sea of electrons surrounding te atoms.

Metals are able to conduct electricity because of the free movement of the electrons (they are not bounded to a particular atom). Hence, electricity can be defined as the movement of electrons.

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