Because metallic bonds permit one plane of ions to slide past another without breaking bonds, metals are:
a. brittle.
b. nonreflective.
c. malleable.
d. poor conductors of electricity.

Which tool is least in predicting weather

Which statement characterizes synthetic polymers? a. they come from animals and plants. b. they are found in nature. c. they are made in a lab. d. they are components of starch.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hydrogen bond? 1. it is responsible for the unusual physical properties of water. 2. it is weaker than a covalent bond. 3. it is stronger than other dipole-dipole interactions. 4. it can occur when hydrogen is covalently bound to very electronegative elements liks f, cl, br and i.