@article{wjce2015321,
author={{Lang, Peter F. and Smith, Barry C.},
title={Metallic Structure and Bonding},
journal={World Journal of Chemical Education},
volume={3},
number={2},
pages={30--35},
year={2015},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjce/3/2/1},
issn={2375-1657},
abstract={This article briefly describes the current physical model of metallic structure and bonding. An alternative soft-sphere model of metal structure is introduced. Limitations of the current model are given and properties of metals which can be accounted for by the soft-sphere model are discussed. A simple soft-sphere formula, which calculated internuclear distances of Group 1 and Group 2 crystalline binary salts to a remarkable degree of accuracy, is applied to calculate metallic radii (equal to half the internuclear distances) of Group 1 and Group 2 metals precisely. A simple expression previously used to calculate lattice energies using the soft-sphere radii concept is used to calculate enthalpies of formation of Group 1 and Group 2 metal ions and results compare well with observed values. The work functions of Group 1 and Group 2 metals are shown to be inverse functions of the soft sphere ionic radii.},
doi={10.12691/wjce-3-2-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}