How is the position of electrons involved in metallic bonding different from the position of electrons that form ionic and covalent bonds?

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Augustus Orr

8 January, 01:16

How is the position of electrons involved in metallic bonding different from the position of electrons that form ionic and covalent bonds?

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Reese Clay · Answer 1

While ionic bonds join metals to nonmetals, and covalent bonds join nonmetals to nonmetals, metallic bonds are responsible for the bonding between metal atoms. In metallic bonds, the valence electrons from the s and p orbitals of the interacting metal atoms delocalize.