Chemistry, asked by fimi19, 1 year ago

why are ionic compounds usually hard?

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Answered by bobby12399
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Ionic compounds are usually hard as the ions present in the ionic compounds are held together by the strong electrostatic forces of attraction.
Answered by vinay140
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Bond energy or energy to break a ionic bond is quite high. That makes them stronger. Second reason could be forming crystal structure like bcc, FCC.

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