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Bonds: Including Carbon Compounds Quick Check
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Metallic bonds are responsible for many properties of metals, such as conductivity. Why is this possible?(1 point)
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Two metals bonded together are going to be more conductive than a metal bonded with a nonmetal.
Two metals bonded together are going to be more conductive than a metal bonded with a nonmetal.

The bonds can shift because valence electrons are held loosely and move freely.
The bonds can shift because valence electrons are held loosely and move freely.

Metals have low electronegativity, so they are conductive because they pass charges easily.
Metals have low electronegativity, so they are conductive because they pass charges easily.

An attraction between a positive charge and a negative charge is created.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**The bonds can shift because valence electrons are held loosely and move freely.**

This explanation highlights the nature of metallic bonds, where the delocalized electrons (valence electrons) are not bound to any specific atom and can move freely throughout the metal lattice, allowing for high electrical conductivity.