Question

Malleability, a property of metallic bonding, can be attributed to which one of the following?

• A. The highly flexible structure of the atoms due to a lack of an internal structure.
• B. The high potential energy of the substance due to the free floating electrons.
• C. The ability of the cations to slide past one another due to the delocalization of the electrons.
• D. The repulsion of the cations for each other causes the solid to easily spread with little resistance.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The highly flexible structure of the atoms due to a lack of an internal structure.

Ans : (A) The highly flexible structure of atom due to lack of an internal structure.

Note : Metal's have ability of the atom to roll over each other into new position without breathing the metallic bond which show malleability and ductility properties.