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What holds the two parts of a metal together?
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The metal is held together by the strong forces of attraction between the positive nuclei and the delocalized electrons (Figure 1). Figure 1: Metallic Bonding: The Electron Sea Model: Positive atomic nuclei (orange circles) surrounded by a sea of delocalized electrons (yellow circles).
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Answer: The metal is held together by the strong forces of attraction between the positive nuclei and the delocalized electrons (The Electron Sea Model.

Explanation: I hope that helped!

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