Question 1 • IA-Chemistry A Survey of Chemistry A
The electron sea model is the simplest model of metallic bonding: valence electrons are shared throughout the metal rather than belonging to particular atoms. These electrons are delocalized, meaning they can move among the metal atoms, and their attraction to the positive metal ions holds the structure together. This is not a transfer of electrons or attraction to specific nuclei.
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