Metals can be hammered into shape without breaking.
What is the reason for this?
The layers of metal ions can slide over each other.
The delocalised electrons can carry an electric charge.
The weak intermolecular forces between atoms are easily broken.
The covalent bonds between the metal atoms are flexible.
60 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 2.3 Properties of materials, covering 2.3.1 Carbon bonding and the variety of organic compounds, 2.3.2 Diamond, graphite, fullerenes and graphene, 2.3.3 Bond strength, changes of state and predicting states, 2.3.4 Bulk properties and types of bonding, and 2.3.5 Nanoparticles: scale, surface area, uses and risks. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.