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Briefly describe how malleability and ductility of metalsare explained by metallic bonding.
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This is because a metallic bond is a multi-directional bond. This can be represented as: \[ \text{Metal Atom} \rightarrow \text{Metal Ion} + \text{Sea of Electrons} \] Show more…
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