日常生活中的科学

Why do metals conduct electricity?

Sodium has 11 electrons; its outer 3s electron helps explain why sodium readily forms Na+.

简短答案

Sodium has 11 electrons; its outer 3s electron helps explain why sodium readily forms Na+.

真正发生了什么?

Table salt is not made of isolated NaCl molecules in the solid; it forms an extended ionic lattice.

一个有用的直观图景

In a metal, some electrons are not confined to one bond between two atoms. Their collective electronic structure lets charge respond to an electric field.

深入理解

Electron Configuration · Chemical Bonding

资料来源

IUPAC · NIST · BIPM