Why are metallic compounds good conductors?
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Explanation:
The formally positively charged metal nuclei can move with respect to each other WITHOUT disrupting the metallic bond. And this gives rise to typical metallic properties:
But the free electrons are delocalized across the entire lattice, and thus they give rise to two other bulk properties: the capacity to conduct electrical charge and heat. Most metals are excellent conductors. The free electrons are competent to conduct both charge and heat....