What: "But Cu2 is unstable because the bonding is too weak. Instead, the atoms associate into metal. But there's no directionality to their bonding and the bonds are very weak, lacking covalent character. In a sense, copper is like frozen mercury. This means that copper should easily deform--and so it does." A discussion of how the 29 electrons of copper affects its material properties.

Writer: El Pollo Raylan

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Date: Jun 4 2013 11:31 AM