Interpretation: To describe the model of valence electrons of metal atoms.
Concept Introduction: The count of electrons that were present in the outermost shell of the atom, can be referred to as valence electrons.
Answer to Problem 20LC
A sea of electrons model may be employed to simulate the valence electrons of the atoms in pure metal.
Explanation of Solution
Chemists employed the sea of electron model to study the valence electrons of atoms.
When metals are close to one another, the valence electrons do not remain on their atom; they move freely across the entire metal complex. Like a single water molecule floating freely in the sea, they appear to be floating through an ocean of electrons. This is the reason the electron sea model would be so named.
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