Metals have the ability to conduct electricity more effectively than other materials, such as ionic and covalent substances. Thi

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Anettt [7]

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Metals have the ability to conduct electricity more effectively than other materials, such as ionic and covalent substances. Thi

s is because the way metals bond -

Chemistry

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Aneli [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-23T14:31:08+03:00

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See explanation

Explanation:

Substances are composed of bands. A band is a group of molecular orbitals, the energy differences between them are so small that the system behaves as if a continuous, non-quantization of energy within the barrier is possible.

Materials consists of a valence band and a conduction band separated by a band gap. A band gap occurs when the energy difference between two bands is significant.

The magnitude of band gap determines whether a material will be a metal, nonmetal or metalloid.

Metals have a very little band gap hence they are able to conduct electricity more effectively than other materials, such as ionic and covalent substances.