Is it correct that in sodium metallic bonding the minimum number of sodium atoms that can take part is 8?
2007-09-01 17:37:57 · 2 answers · asked by Gideon 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No. You have to read about the Valence.....is in that way, because you cand bond only two sodiums in the molecule.....
2007-09-01 17:43:07 · answer #1 · answered by pantera_IVA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay no attention to the answer about valence. Sodium and other metals do not bond covalently, but metallically. Each atom is surrounded by 8, so the answer isn't 8, but it also isn't 9, because each of those other atoms is also surrounded. Obviously that has to stop somewhere, such as when you interrupt the bonding to shave off a sliver of sodium, but there's always a discontinuity at the surface.
I'm not sure how well that answers your question, but the answer definitely isn't 2.
2007-09-02 00:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋