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What is the reason behind metals being able to be squashed and stretched without breaking?
What is the reason behind metals being able to be squashed and stretched without breaking?
Delocalised electrons, which allows the atoms to roll over one another.
How do delocalised electrons contribute to metals being good electrical conductors?
How do delocalised electrons contribute to metals being good electrical conductors?
Delocalised electrons act as mobile charge carriers.
What is the primary difference between network covalent bonds and molecular covalent bonds?
What is the primary difference between network covalent bonds and molecular covalent bonds?
Network covalent bonds have high melting/boiling points due to the arrangement of atoms in a 3D lattice structure.
Why are network covalent bonds typically hard and brittle?
Why are network covalent bonds typically hard and brittle?
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What is the reason behind molecular covalent bonds having low melting/boiling points?
What is the reason behind molecular covalent bonds having low melting/boiling points?
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Why do network covalent bonds not conduct electricity?
Why do network covalent bonds not conduct electricity?
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What is the primary reason for the high melting and boiling points of ionic compounds?
What is the primary reason for the high melting and boiling points of ionic compounds?
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Why do metals tend to lose their valence electrons to form positive ions?
Why do metals tend to lose their valence electrons to form positive ions?
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What is the role of electrostatic forces in the formation of ionic bonds?
What is the role of electrostatic forces in the formation of ionic bonds?
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Why do ionic compounds typically form a 3D crystalline lattice structure?
Why do ionic compounds typically form a 3D crystalline lattice structure?
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What is the key difference between the properties of metals and non-metals that leads to the formation of ionic bonds?
What is the key difference between the properties of metals and non-metals that leads to the formation of ionic bonds?
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Why do ionic compounds not conduct electricity?
Why do ionic compounds not conduct electricity?
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What is the primary reason for the high melting and boiling points of metals, according to the electrostatic attraction model of metallic bonding?
What is the primary reason for the high melting and boiling points of metals, according to the electrostatic attraction model of metallic bonding?
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How do the low ionisation energy and low electronegativity of metals contribute to their physical properties?
How do the low ionisation energy and low electronegativity of metals contribute to their physical properties?
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What is the main difference between ionic and covalent bonds in terms of the type of attraction involved?
What is the main difference between ionic and covalent bonds in terms of the type of attraction involved?
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How do metallic bonds differ from ionic and covalent bonds in terms of the arrangement of electrons?
How do metallic bonds differ from ionic and covalent bonds in terms of the arrangement of electrons?
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What is the significance of the lattice structure in determining the physical properties of metals?
What is the significance of the lattice structure in determining the physical properties of metals?
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How do the delocalised electrons in metallic bonds contribute to the physical properties of metals?
How do the delocalised electrons in metallic bonds contribute to the physical properties of metals?
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