Metallic solids or metallic structures experience metallic bonds which are the forces of attractions between the sea of electrons and the nucleus of the metallic atoms. They share a network of highly delocalized electrons.
I therefore think that the packing efficiency decreases as the number of nearest neighbors decreases.
Answer:
The options are unclear, however, the correct option is:
Aqueous solutions of ionic compounds cause to dissociate, hence, ions are free to conduct electricity
Explanation:
Ionic compounds are compounds formed from ions (charged atoms). For example, NaCl is an ionic compound from the following ions; Na+ (cation) and Cl- (anion). One characteristics of ionic compounds is their ability to dissociate into the ions that form them when in an aqueous solution i.e. NaCl will dissociate into Na+ and Cl- when in an aqueous solution.
These disssociated ions are free to conduct electricity, hence, making ionic compounds good conductors of electricity.
The particles are quite tightly packed together but still have enough room to be able to move and flow, their bonds aren't as strong as a solids are
