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Which type on bond is present in copper wire?

A. Covalent
B. Ionic
C Electrovalent
D. Metallic

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User Evanss
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Answer:

Metallic bonding.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pure copper is neither covalent nor ironic. It is a bonding called metallic bonding.

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User Fabio
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Answer:

metallic bonding

Step-by-step explanation:

Copper wire consists of Cu nuclei (that are positively charged due to the positively charged protons) that are surrounded by a "sea" of delocalized electrons (that are negatively charged that move freely throughout the material which is known as metallic bonding.

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