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What does the electron sea model for metals suggest?

Avalence electrons drift freely around the metal anions
Bvalence electrons are anchored to specific metal cations
Cvalence electrons drift freely around the metal cations
Delectrons idle around the metal cations
Evalence electrons are anchored to specific metal anions

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Cvalence electrons drift freely around the metal cations.

Answer: Option (C) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

In electron sea model, the valence electrons in metals are delocalized instead of orbiting around the nucleus.

Therefore, this delocalization forms a sea of electrons. These electrons are free to move within the metal atoms.

Thus, we can conclude that the electron sea model for metals suggest that valence electrons drift freely around the metal cations.

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