JEE Main Chemistry question

The hardness of metals increases with an increase in the number of ……… involved in metallic bonding.

(A)Atoms
(B)Molecules
(C)ElectronsCorrect
(D)All of these

Answer: (C)

Solution

Metallic bonding strength depends on the number of delocalised valence electrons contributed by each metal atom to the shared electron "sea"; more such electrons strengthen the electrostatic attraction between the electron sea and the

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