STRUCTURE OF METALS at the atomic level

Structure of metals at the atomic level 1

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Structure of metals at the atomic level

Structure of metals at the atomic level 2

Abstract

The atomic structure of metals is different from that of other materials . Because of this special atomic structure metals are good conductors of electricity and heat . This analyzes the atomic structure of metals to learn more about the properties of metals like conduction , malleability , and ductility

Introduction either as electricity or heat . They conduct energy because

they have unfilled spaces in the valence energy HYPERLINK "http /www .blurtit .com /q187010 .html " \t "_top " band . Metals are the best conductors of heat . This is because the atoms of metals are very closely packed together . When you heat atoms , they start to vibrate more . As these vibrate more , they bang into the ones next to them . This makes these atoms vibrate more than they were at first . Then these atoms bang into their neighbors , making them vibrate more . and so on (Conduction of heat ) Copper , Aluminum and Silver are good conductors In metals , some of the electrons (often one per atom ) are not stuck to individual atoms but flow freely among the atoms . Of course that 's why metals are such good conductors of electricity . Now if one end of a bar is hot , and the other is cold , the electrons on the hot end have a little more thermal energy- random jiggling- than the

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