What is "close-packing" and "a sea of electrons"?

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What is "close-packing" and "a sea of electrons"?

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2007-09-25 06:06:50 · 1 answers · asked by Caramel 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Get 7 equal, round, coins and fit six of them round the seventh. You will now know what close packing means. A sea of electrons is a collection of outer-level electrons that has a life of its own, and which can move independently and can conduct current by all moving in the same direction.

2007-09-25 06:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋