Question

What are some examples of metallic compounds?

Answer 1

Metallic compound:

• A metallic compound is formed when there exists a bond between two metals or one metal with another non-metal/an ionic group.
• In a metallic compound, the metal atom acts as the cation in the compound and is bonded to a nonmetallic anion/an ionic group.
• A metallic bond is a force that holds atoms together in a metallic substance.
• For example, the metallic bond in Sodium is shown below:

• A metal-to-metal is a metallic bond while the bond formed between two non-metals is a covalent bond and the bond formed between a metal and a non-metal is an ionic bond.
• Examples of metallic compounds are Sodium chloride$\left(\mathrm{NaCl}\right)$, Calcium chloride$\left({\mathrm{CaCl}}_2\right)$ as well as Silver nitrate$\left({\mathrm{AgNO}}_3\right)$.

Properties of metallic compounds:

• They possess high thermal as well as electrical conductivity.
• They have high melting as well as boiling points.