Metals are shiny elements made up of atoms that can easily lose up to three outer electrons, leaving positive

metal ions. In metals, all the of metal atoms lose their outer level electrons, which become a 'sea' of delocalised electrons, this means they are not tied to a particular atom. The sea of electrons holds the positive ions together through electrostatic attraction. The number of delocalised electrons depends on how many electrons have been lost by each metal atom The metallic bonding spreads throughout so metals have giant structures

Properties of Metallic Lattices Malleable/Ductile (malleable means hammered into shape/ Ductile drawn and stretched) High melting points

Good electrical conductivity

As there are no bonds holding specific ions together, the metals can be shaped. Atoms/Layers have the ability to slide. Electrons are free to move, strong attraction of delocalised electrons and + ions, High temps needed to break the metallic bonds Due to the delocalised electrons being able to carry current