why metals are sonorous. explain by electron sea model of metallic bonding
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Sonorous means, metals make a ringing sound when we strike them. Due to very low electronegativity, electron bonding in metals is highly delocalized.
The electron sea model explains many of the physical properties of metals. They are good electrical conductors because the electrons flow freely in them. They are malleable because of the drifting electrons and because the cations slide easily past each other. They reflect light because of the free electrons.
Sonorous means, metals make a ringing sound when we strike them. Due to very low electronegativity, electron bonding in metals is highly delocalized. When hit, the electron cloud moves easily and the dissipation of energy is less. So that producing the kinetic energy required to produce sound.
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