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Q: Do any nonmetals shatter when struck?
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What category of elements would you choose to make container that wouldn't shatter if dropped during a test?

A metal will not shatter if dropped becuase a nonmetal can be anything, so, if you drop a metal, there is no possible way it can break.


What solid would have the greatest tendency to shatter upon impact with a hammer metal metalloid or nonmetal?

Usually nonmetal, if all of them are compared as solids, because nonmetals have weaker intermolecular bonds.


Will materials made of bonds shatter when hit by hammer?

A hammer will shatter some things that are chemically bonded, and will not shatter others. Glass, ice and even diamonds can be "broken" with a hammer. They are solids and have the quality of being brittle to a lesser or greater degree. But other materials will definitely not shatter when struck by a hammer. If you struck a tire with a hammer, you'd be hitting it all day without shattering it. (But if you cryogenically cool the rubber and hammer it, it will shatter with ease.) Whether or not a material that is chemically bonded will shatter when struck by a hammer depends on the material. We need to note, however, that the hammer will not generally break the chemical bonds themselves when the material shatters. The hammer just breaks the macroscopic (perhaps crystalline) structure of the material.


Why aren't non metals strong?

We cannot determine if nonmetals are strong or not since they exist in any of the 3 states:solid,liquid,or gases. But generally,nonmetals are characterized that they are non-ductile. There are some nonmetals that are strong such as:wood and glass,and in the same time there are some nonmetals that are not as strong such as :coal which we can dismantle easily.


When nonmetals react with other nonmetals the atoms of nonmetals do what with electrons?

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What category of elements would you choose to make container that wouldn't shatter if dropped during a test?

A metal will not shatter if dropped becuase a nonmetal can be anything, so, if you drop a metal, there is no possible way it can break.


Are there any shatter resistant plate sets?

Behrenberg Company makes a shatter resistance plate set.


What solid would have the greatest tendency to shatter upon impact with a hammer metal metalloid or nonmetal?

Usually nonmetal, if all of them are compared as solids, because nonmetals have weaker intermolecular bonds.


Is diamond brittle?

Yes, diamond is brittle. Although it is extremely hard, diamond can shatter if struck with a heavy blow.


Will materials made of bonds shatter when hit by hammer?

A hammer will shatter some things that are chemically bonded, and will not shatter others. Glass, ice and even diamonds can be "broken" with a hammer. They are solids and have the quality of being brittle to a lesser or greater degree. But other materials will definitely not shatter when struck by a hammer. If you struck a tire with a hammer, you'd be hitting it all day without shattering it. (But if you cryogenically cool the rubber and hammer it, it will shatter with ease.) Whether or not a material that is chemically bonded will shatter when struck by a hammer depends on the material. We need to note, however, that the hammer will not generally break the chemical bonds themselves when the material shatters. The hammer just breaks the macroscopic (perhaps crystalline) structure of the material.


Does a spark plug shatter a window?

If it was thrown hard enough. Than again, pretty much any solid object can shatter a window if thrown hard enough...


What did bull run shatter?

Any idea that it was going to be a short and glorious war.


How do you stop shatter going lumpy?

What is shatter?!


What part of speech is shatter?

Shatter is a verb.


How many pages does Shatter Me have?

Shatter Me has 338 pages.


When nonmetals react with other nonmetals the atoms of the nonmetals?

The nonmetals share the atoms when reacting with each other.


What is a sentence with the word shatter?

If you drop the glass, it will shatter. The mirror was going to shatter when it hit the floor after falling from the table.