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Yes, and when they are it will result in a massive release of energy. That is what's happening in nuclear fission and atomic bombs.
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What type of bond is very hard and brittle?
ionic bonds
Why are ionic solids hard and brittle?
Ionic solids are brittle and hard as they are bonded with electrostatic bonds.
What term describes when ionic bonds break in water?
Disassociation
Is ionic chemical bond the strongest?
The answer is no. If you are comparing them with covalent or metallic bonds, then covalent is the strongest in general. There are, obviously, exceptions, but in general ionic bonds are easier to break than covalent bonds.
Which bond is stronger an ionic bond or a hydrogen bond?
Ionic bonds are far stronger than hydrogen bonds. Ice is held together by hydrogen bonds, and table salt, which is sodium chloride (NaCl), is held together by ionic bonds. You can hammer on ice and break the hydrogen bonds holding it together with relative ease. But you can hammer all day on salt, turn it to a white powder, and not break the sodium-chlorine bonds (those ionic bonds) in any molecules of salt by doing so.
What type of bond is very hard and brittle?
ionic bonds
Why are ionic solids hard and brittle?
Ionic solids are brittle and hard as they are bonded with electrostatic bonds.
What term describes when ionic bonds break in water?
Disassociation
Does Water's polar nature allows it to break ionic bonds?
yes
Is ionic chemical bond the strongest?
The answer is no. If you are comparing them with covalent or metallic bonds, then covalent is the strongest in general. There are, obviously, exceptions, but in general ionic bonds are easier to break than covalent bonds.
Which bond is stronger an ionic bond or a hydrogen bond?
Ionic bonds are far stronger than hydrogen bonds. Ice is held together by hydrogen bonds, and table salt, which is sodium chloride (NaCl), is held together by ionic bonds. You can hammer on ice and break the hydrogen bonds holding it together with relative ease. But you can hammer all day on salt, turn it to a white powder, and not break the sodium-chlorine bonds (those ionic bonds) in any molecules of salt by doing so.
Is Fe ionic?
Yes, Fe is Ionic. It is hard and has a very high melting point, as well as it can conduct electricity.
What are the charged particles that are formed when ionic bonds break?
The ionic elements are thus, as in the salt example here.NaClNa +=======A cation.Cl -======An anion
Are ionic bonds hard or soft?
They are hard because the positive and negative charged ions attract eachother. It takes a lot of energy to break these charges apart.
Why is the melting point for ionic compounds higher then the melting point of molecular compounds?
Ionic bonds are stronger than covalent bonds and therefore require more energy to break.
Why is the melting point of sodium chloride high?
Sodium chloride has a high melting point for a few reasons. Sodium chloride is held together by ionic bonds, and ionic bonds are very strong (as compared to covalent bonds, which are relatively weak). The higher the bonding strength, the more heat it will take to break those bonds to create a liquid. Thus, sodium chloride has a high melting point because of the strong ionic bonds it has.
Do ionic bonds have strong bonds?
yes. This is due to the attractions between the positive and negative ions. That is why ionic compounds have high boiling and tend to be more brittle than materials containing only covalently bonded atoms.
