Which of the following properties is most characteristic of metallic solids?
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Problem
Which of the following properties is most characteristic of metallic solids?
(a) They conduct electricity only when dissolved in water, where ions become mobile.
(b) They are malleable because valence electrons are delocalized throughout the lattice.
(c) They have low melting points due to weak London dispersion forces between molecules.
(d) They are brittle because shifting layers bring like charges into close proximity.