Question

How is the position of electrons involved in metallic bonding different from the position of electrons that form ionic and covalent bonds?

Answer 1

Hint : Metallic bond is a chemical bond in which electrons are shared in multiple nuclei which leads to electrical conduction. All the delocalized electrons around the positive metal ion in the metallic bond are called electron seas.

Complete Step By Step Answer:
In metallic bonding, metals have low ionization energy that is why it is easier to lose few electrons from its outer shell and multiple electrons from the electron sea as all the electrons are delocalised. The availability of free electrons helps metals to become a good conductor. In metallic bond sharing of electrons occur, though this bond various properties of metals can be explained.
In general, covalent bond is the bond between nonmetals and nonmetals. Ionic bond is basically bond between metal to non-metals. (there are some exceptions to it.)

Note :
Covalent compounds are not good conductors of electricity as they do not have charged particles which leads to transport of electrons. Ionic bond is the transfer of valence electrons, they give opposite charged ions, one is cation and one is anion.