Question

Why is silver malleable but silver nitrate is brittle?

Answer 1

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↪Silver (Ag) is a metal and therefore has metallic properties i.e is malleable (is able to be shaped without breaking).  Silver Nitrate (AgNO3) is an ionic compound (and NO3 is a covalent molecular compound) and therefore does not have metallic properties but instead has a mixture between ionic and covalent molecular properties. I.e. Is brittle⤴

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Answer 2

Silver (Ag) is a metal and therefore has metallic properties i.e is malleable (is able to be shaped without breaking). Silver Nitrate (AgNO3) is an ionic compound (and NO3 is a covalent molecular compound) and therefore does not have metallic properties but instead has a mixture between ionic and covalent molecular properties. I.e. Is brittle