A student makes a model of a solid metal. The model shows each outer-shell electron staying beside one particle in the regular arrangement.
Explain why this is not an accurate model of metallic bonding and how the bonding holds the structure together.
98 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 2.1 Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic, covering 2.1.1 Chemical bonds, 2.1.2 Ionic bonding, 2.1.3 Ionic compounds, 2.1.4 Covalent bonding, and 2.1.5 Metallic bonding. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.