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Solid State — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistrySolid State2 Marks
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Ionic solids are hard and brittle. Explain.
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Answer

Ionic solids are hard and brittle.Ionic solids are hard due to the presence of strong electrostatic forces of attraction. The brittleness in ionic crystals is due to the non- directional bonds in them.

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