Metallic bond — Science definition
The attraction between positively charged metal ions and the surrounding sea of delocalized electrons.
Where it is taught
- Metallic Bonding — Bonding, Formulas & Molecular Structure, Physical Science: Chemistry, Grade 11
In use
The metallic bond is the strong, reaches-in-every-direction attraction between those fixed positive ions and the negative electron sea washing around them, gluing the metal together.
Metallic Bonding