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ZIMSEC O-Level Chemistry

Metallic bonding

Metallic bonding in ZIMSEC O-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 3 (competency matrix 8.3.3).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.1.4.5Describe metallic bonding as a lattice of positive ions in a 'sea' of delocalised electrons.
  2. 7.1.4.6Relate the physical properties of metals to metallic bonding.

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Metallic bonding: sample question

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Which particles carry the electric current through a copper wire?

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