Metallic bonds are responsible for many properties of metals, such as conductivity. Why is this possible?(1 point)

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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.

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.

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

Two metals bonded together are going to be more conductive than a metal bonded with a nonmetal.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

This explains why metals can conduct electricity efficiently; the mobility of the valence electrons allows them to move freely throughout the metallic lattice, facilitating the flow of electric current.