Question

Crystal of iodine can't be flattened on beating with a hammer explain why?

Answer 1

As we know, Non metals are brittle substances and iodine is also a non metal, therefore it breaks when it is beaten with a hammer.

Answer 2

Explanation:

As we all know that Iodine is a non-metal.

Only metals have property of malleability.

Hence, if we beat a crystal of iodine with hammer it will break into small parts....