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Fantom [35]
3 years ago
14

Why does sodium have a lower melting point then magnesium

Chemistry
1 answer:
Lady bird [3.3K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Number of delocalized electrons

Explanation:

Magnesium has more delocalized electrons compared to sodium and this accounts for the higher melting point.

  • When magnesium atoms comes together to form a metallic bonds, they have more network of delocalized electrons.
  • There is more pull for the localized electrons due to the nuclear charge on the nucleus.
  • This strong intermolecular metallic bond increases the melting point of magnesium.
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