Chemistry, asked by saurabhtandal88, 1 year ago

Explain why ionic solid ara hard and brittle

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Answered by curioussoul

They are hard because of strong electrostatic forces between atoms. They are brittle because of low mobility of defects called dislocations present in ionic solids.

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