BRAINCAKEMetallic Bonding
All metals are solid at room temperature with the exception of mercury. Metals consist of a giant lattice of positive ions surrounded by a shared pool of delocalised electrons.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Ion
- A positively or negatively charged atom or group of atoms, formed by the loss or gain of electrons.
- Cation
- A positively charged ion, formed when an atom loses one or more electrons.
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- Beryllium and Boron
- Nitrogen and Oxygen
- Properties of Metals
- Giant Covalent Structures
- Diamond
- Graphite and Graphene
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