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Ch.12 - Solids and Modern Materials

Chapter 12, Problem 49b

State whether each sentence is true or false: (b) Metals have high electrical conductivities because they are denser than other solids.

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Hi everyone here we have a question asking which statement is true. A metals can conduct electricity because their electrons are free to move. The metals can conduct electricity because the electrons are restricted to move. See metals can conduct electricity because the electrons are triggered to move or d none of the above. There are free unhealed unbound electrons and metals because they make metallic bonds with one another, resulting in a sea of electrons. Metals have a high electrical conductivity and low resistance because they are made up of lattice of atoms with unbound electrons. So metals are effective conductors. So our answer here is a metals can conduct electricity because their electrons are free to move. Thank you for watching. Bye!
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