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Chapter 4. Metallic Bonding. Metallic Bonding. Free movement of electrons throughout the metal structure electrical and thermal conductivity reflectivity Lack of directional bonding malleability and ductility MO theory best explains these properties. Molecules of Metal Atoms.
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Chapter 4 Metallic Bonding
Metallic Bonding • Free movement of electrons throughout the metal structure • electrical and thermal conductivity • reflectivity • Lack of directional bonding • malleability and ductility • MO theory best explains these properties
Structure of Metals • crystal lattice • arrangement of metals atoms • 4 main types of arrangements • simple cubic • body-centered cubic • hexagonal close-packed • cubic close-packed
Simple Cubic (sc) • coordination number of 6 • not very common • polonium
Body-Centered Cubic (bcc) • coordination number of 8
Close Packing • Most efficient way of filling space • Built up from hexagonal arrays of atoms vs.
Hexagonal Close-Packed (hcp) • coordination number of 12 • abab arrangement
Cubic-Close Packed (ccp) or Face-Centered Cubic (fcc) • coordination number of 12 • abcabc arrangement
Packing Efficiency • Most metals adopt one of the more compact arrangements • As the number of valence electrons increases, arrangements generally move from bcc to hcp then to fcc
Unit Cells • Simplest arrangement of atoms which will reproduce the crystal structure • Can calculate how many atoms are present in each unit cell • Each atom at the corner is 1/8 inside the cell • Each atom at the face is 1/2 inside the cell • Each atom on the edge is 1/4 inside the cell • Knowing the arrangement and the density allows calculation of the metallic radius
SC Unit Cell • 8(1/8) = 1 total atom per unit cell
BCC Unit Cell • 1 + 8(1/8) = 2 atoms per unit cell
FCC Unit Cell • 6(1/2) + 8(1/8) = four atoms per unit cell
Alloys • Combination of two or more metals • held together by metallic bonds • Two types • solid solutions • alloy compounds
Solid Solution Alloys • Molten metals blend to form a homogeneous mixture • atoms have to be about the same size • crystals have to be of the same arrangement • metals must have similar properties
Alloy Compounds • Formation of precise stoichiometric phases • CuZn, Cu5Zn8, and CuZn3