Why is NaCl harder than sodium metal? - Vidyadip

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Why is NaCl harder than sodium metal?

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This is because in NaCl , there is strong ionic bond between $\mathrm{Na}^{+}$and $\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$whereas in Na metal, there is weak metallic bond.

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