General Chemistry: Atoms First
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.56SP
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Interpretation:
The difference between cesium metal being soft and tungsten metal being hard has to be explained using electron-sea model.
Concept introduction:
Electron-sea model:
- Metals with single valence electron cannot not be localized because of less valence electrons to form electron pair.
- As a result valence electrons does not form electron pair bond between any atoms. But the valence electrons are delocalized and contributes for whole crystal.
- In electron sea model, metal cations are in a sea of electrons which moves freely in entire crystal.
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- The delocalized electrons are responsible for electrostatic attraction between metal cation which held together.
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