What is metallic bonding?

Answer by  brooklyne (46)

Metallic bonding is unlike ionic (where electrons are transferred between atoms) or covalent bonding (where atoms share electrons). That said, metals do share their electrons. In metallic bonding, atoms release their electrons to a shared sea of electrons, so the bond does not have a particular orientation in space. The electrons being free to move explain why metals are malleable.

Answer by  apsaras (408)

The electrons in a metal are only weakly bound and move around freely amongst the atomic nuclei. Metallic bonding refers to the electrostatic attraction between the positively charged nuclei and the free electrons. It holds the metal atoms together and is responsible for the high melting points of metals.

Answer by  sindhujayasree (13)

metallic bonding speaks to the sharing of the free electrons in a mettal strucrure on the atomic level. the dynamic intaraction between the atomic nuclei of the metal and electrons.