Bonding & StructureDiagram

Metallic Bonding — Sea of Electrons

Part of Metallic Bonding · GCSE GCSE Chemistry revision

This diagram covers Metallic Bonding — Sea of Electrons within Metallic Bonding for GCSE Chemistry. Revise Metallic Bonding in Bonding & Structure for GCSE Chemistry with 20 exam-style questions and 20 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 1 of 12 in this topic. Focus on the labels, the relationships between parts, and the explanation that turns the diagram into an exam-ready answer.

Topic position

Section 1 of 12

Practice

20 questions

Recall

20 flashcards

🔬 Metallic Bonding — Sea of Electrons

Metallic bonding showing a regular lattice of positive metal ions surrounded by a sea of delocalised electrons (shown as small blue dots moving freely between the ions)

Figure 1: The sea of electrons model — positive metal ions (gold/amber) arranged in a regular lattice, surrounded by delocalised electrons (blue) that move freely throughout.

Keep building this topic

Read this section alongside the surrounding pages in Metallic Bonding. That gives you the full topic sequence instead of a single isolated revision point.

Practice Questions for Metallic Bonding

In metallic bonding, what are the electrons called that are free to move throughout the metal structure?

  • A. Shared electrons
  • B. Transferred electrons
  • C. Delocalised electrons
  • D. Fixed electrons
1 markfoundation

Explain why metals are malleable.

2 marksstandard

Quick Recall Flashcards

What is metallic bonding?
Electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions and a sea of delocalised electrons
What are delocalised electrons?
Electrons that are free to move throughout the metal structure (not attached to one atom)

20 questions on Metallic Bonding — practise free

Instant marking, adaptive difficulty, and 20 spaced repetition flashcards. Free until your GCSEs.

Try PrepWise Free