Metals give up their electrons and receive new ones more easily than non-metals. This means electrons can flow through a metal whenever there's an imbalance of charge (electrons have a charge of negative 1). The flow of electrons is what current electricity is.
Metals are associated with a specific type of bonding known As metallic bonding .this essentially creates what you Could visualise as a sea of electrons on the surface .electrons serve as a means for conducting electricity And this makes metals good conductors . Non metals on the other hand. Are covalent solids And are covalently bonded .this does not create the visualized sea Of electrons as seen in metals. Hence they are bad conductors . However non metals do conduct electricity in their molten and aqueous states By means of their constituent ions.
Metals are associated with a specific type of bonding known
As metallic bonding .this essentially creates what you
Could visualise as a sea of electrons on the surface
.electrons serve as a means for conducting electricity
And this makes metals good conductors .
Non metals on the other hand. Are covalent solids
And are covalently bonded .this does not create the visualized sea
Of electrons as seen in metals. Hence they are bad conductors .
However non metals do conduct electricity in their molten and aqueous states
By means of their constituent ions.