Question

2 mark for review a particle - level diagram of a metallic element is shown above. typically, metals are both malleable and ductile. the best explanation for these properties is that the electrons involved in bonding among metal atoms are a unequally shared and form nondirectional bonds b unequally shared and form highly directional bonds c equally shared and form nondirectional bonds d equally shared and form highly directional bonds

Explanation:

Metals have a sea - of - electrons model where electrons are delocalized. These delocalized electrons are equally shared among metal atoms and form nondirectional bonds. This allows metal atoms to slide past one another when a force is applied, resulting in malleability and ductility. Unequally shared electrons are characteristic of polar covalent or ionic bonds, and highly directional bonds would not allow for the easy deformation seen in metals.

Answer:

C. equally shared and form nondirectional bonds