Question

A piece of chalk can be broken into small pieces by hammering but a piece of iron cannot be broken into small pieces by hammering. Which characteristics of particles of matter is illustrated by this observation

Answer 1

Explanation: The characteristics observed is that chalk has very weak force of attractions while iron has very strong molecular attractions. So, it is very easy to break a chalk and iron is also malleable and ductile in nature.

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