Metallic Bonds

A sea of shared electrons

An interactive lesson with 7 steps, about 6 minutes: you predict, drag and solve, with instant feedback on every answer. It runs in your browser and needs JavaScript.

What you’ll learn

• Metals: positive ions in a shared sea of electrons.
• The sea explains conduction, shine and malleability.
• More electrons per atom: stronger metallic bonding.

Steps

1. A sea of electrons
2. Bend or break
3. More electrons, stronger metal
4. Counting the sea
5. Why alloys are harder
6. Hot enough to melt
7. What the sea explains