Metallic Bonding Unit Essential Question: How does atomic structure determine the chemical and physical properties of matter? What information can be gathered from the periodic table? Presentation Objectives: Identify the basic properties of metals. Explain how the bonding in metals creates these basic properties. What Do They Have In Common? • Metals have special properties because of the way they bond. • Conductive • Ductile • Malleable Able to conduct heat and electricity. Able to be drawn into a thin wire. Able to hammered into a shape without breaking or cracking. • These properties come from metallic bonding. Q1 Metallic Bonding • When metal atoms bond, atoms are so tightly packed together that valence electrons are shared among several atoms. • Most common model used to describe metallic bonding is called the sea of electrons model. • Valence electrons are free to move around. Q2 Metallic Bonding • If the electrons are removed from the atoms, then what remains behaves like a positive ion. • What remains is an atomic core which includes the nucleus and inner shells. • Even though they act like ions, doesn’t mean that they are. • Metals are made up of atoms, NOT ions. Q3