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What is the difference between ionic solid and metallic solid?

An ionic solid is hard and brittle and conducts only when molten/dissolved; a metallic solid is malleable and conducts in the solid state thanks to free electrons.

An ionic solid is hard and brittle and conducts only when molten/dissolved; a metallic solid is malleable and conducts in the solid state thanks to free electrons. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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