In this task, you are given a sentence and a question, you would be asked to create the answer which is contained in the sentence provided.

Sentence: The force of attraction between a positively charged metal ion and the valence electrons it shares with other ions of the metal is called a(n) metallic bond. Question: The force of attraction between a positively charged metal ion and the valence electrons it shares with other ions of the metal is called?
metallic bond