Metallic Solids - Scientific Vocabulary

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Metallic Bonding and Free-Electron Delocalization — The metallic solid state is modeled as a rigid lattice of positively charged nuclear cores held together by an unlocalized, isotropic "sea" of valence electrons. This high valence electron mobility accounts directly for macroscopic thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and plastic deformation (malleability/ductility).