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In a piece of silver, where would you find the valence electrons?
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shared between a cation and anion
shared between a cation and anion
attached to an anion
attached to an anion
moving freely between the cations
moving freely between the cations
attached to a cation
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Moving freely between the cations.
In metallic silver the valence (conduction) electrons are delocalized — they form an "electron sea" that moves freely among the positive metal ions.
In metallic silver the valence (conduction) electrons are delocalized — they form an "electron sea" that moves freely among the positive metal ions.
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