IB Chemistry S2.3 Definitions

This page contains our IB Chemistry definitions for S2.3. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Chemistry 'Metallic bonds'.
Conductivity

Ability of a material to conduct electricity 

ductility

A metal's ability to be drawn into a wire

malleability

A metal's ability to bend

metallic bond

The electrostatic attraction between a lattice of positive ions and delocalized electrons

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