How are metallic bonds and ionic bonds similar? How are they different?
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Metallic bonding is between delocalized electrons, called conduction electrons, and the metallic nuclei within metals, while ionic bonding occurs between a metal and a nonmetal (attraction between two oppositely charged ions). Metallic bonding involves more than one pair of atoms held together by one pair of electrons, while ionic bonds involves just one pair. Ionic bonds have a high solubility, while metallic bond is insoluble.
They don’t have that much in common, but they both have high boiling points and form very strong bonds.
No similarity between them.
Metallic bond is the attraction formed between metal atoms which lose their valence electrons completely and form metal ions which collectively attract free electrons. It is just like metal ions floating in a sea of free electrons. You may also consider the metallic bond as highly delocalised covalent bond.
Whereas in case of ionic bond electrons are transfered from electropositive atoms to electronegative atoms and thus by forming oppositely charged ions which attract each other by electrostatic forces. Ionic bond is formed between metals and non metals.
But metallic bond is formed between metal atoms only.
So both are different type of attractions.
Only the common thing is they are very strong attractions.