how are metals structured chemically?

Answer 1

Elements are organized on the periodic table of elements by the size of the atom; calculated in the number of protons in the nucleus.

"The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements. Although earlier precursors exist, its invention is generally credited to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. Mendeleev intended the table to illustrate recurring ("periodic") trends in the properties of the elements. The layout of the table has been refined and extended over time, as new elements have been discovered, and new theoretical models have been developed to explain chemical behavior."

The table has electron hungry elements at the right side with those who are willing to share on the left, while the noble gases at the far left are not willing to share their electrons with any other element. Chemistry is based on how atoms share their electrons. As described by quantum mechanics the atoms are trying to fill up their outer shell with a multiple of 8 electrons.

Answer 2

Metals crystallize in regular order. Some of these orders are called face-centered cubic or body-centered cubic. The metal atoms remain at a certain distance from one another, while the electrons holding them together flow among the atoms in a "sea." This is how metals conduct electricity. One sends electrons in one end and takes them out the other.