Does metallic bond increase with the increase of atoms?

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So, metallic bond doesn't form between two atoms, it forms when there are a large number of atoms.
However, the establishment of metallic bond was statistical, thus there might be a time where metallic bond was weak when sufficient but not enough atoms were presented.
Thus, would a pack of MN atoms has stronger metallic bond than a pack of N atoms? How much stronger would it be?

Jeffrey J Weimer · Answer

Bond forces play a role in whether a material is stiff or flexible. Bond energies play a role in the melting temperature of the material.
Let us first focus on that sense that you are probably asking about bond energies. You should then ask whether we can determine a correlation of melting temperature with number of atoms in a metal cluster. This might lead to this reference or the reference or others found by a search on "melting point of metal cluster as a function of temperature".
Should you truly want to know about forces rather than energies, you would want to study the cases for how electron withdrawal from an atom affects the strength (force) of its bond with other atoms. You may also find some strong fundamental hints in studies of simple systems such as this on the relationships to bond force constant and electronegativity.

Does metallic bond increase with the increase of atoms?

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