#(ii)# #"Ductility"#, the ability to be drawn out into a wire....
#(iii)# #"Thermal conductivity"#, the ability to conduct heat....
#(iv)# #"Electrical conductivity"#, the ability to conduct electricity....
#(v)# #"Chemical reactivity"#, metals tend to be good reducing agents.......
All of these properties may be rationalized on the basis of our view of metallic bonding, which is typically described as #"positive ions in an electron sea"#. The metal atoms contribute 1 or more valence electrons to the bulk metal lattice such that there are delocalized electrons in the lattice.
