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Chemical Bonding

Question 73411 • AA-F26 Physical Science

Copper atoms are used to produce pennies. The copper atoms in pennies share many electrons. Pennies contain [___] bonds.

Answer
A
covalent
B
ionic
C
metallic

Explanation

Copper is a metal, and its atoms are held together by metallic bonds. In this bonding, electrons are shared among many metal atoms rather than belonging to one particular pair of atoms. Therefore, pennies contain metallic bonds.

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