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question 2. a solid sample of copper is an excellent conductor of electric current. which type of chemical bonds are in the sample?
○ ionic bonds
○ metallic bonds
○ nonpolar covalent bonds
○ polar covalent bonds
Copper is a metal. Metallic bonds involve a sea of delocalized electrons, which allow metals like copper to conduct electricity well. Ionic bonds are between ions (e.g., in salts), covalent bonds (polar/nonpolar) are between non - metals sharing electrons, and they don't have the free - moving electrons for good electrical conductivity like metallic bonds do.
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Metallic bonds (the option with "Metallic bonds" text)