Question

What is the electron sea model?

• A. The model of metallic bonding where electrons float free in a sea of electrons around metal atoms.
• B. Where electrons float free in a sea of salt water.
• C. The model of metallic bonding where electrons are fixed in place in a sea of metal atoms.
• D. A model depicting the different bonds that electrons can make.
• E. The model of metallic bonding where protons float free in a sea of electrons around metal atoms.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The model of metallic bonding where electrons float free in a sea of electrons around metal atoms.

(A) : The model of metallic bonding where electrons float free in a sea of electrons around metal atoms.
This model proposes that all the metal atoms in a metallic solid contribute their valence electrons to form a "sea" of electron. The electrons present in the outer energy levels of the bonding metallic atoms are not held by any specific and can move easily from one atom to the next.