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it can withstand much force but when a strong enough force is applied it will break

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The crystal lattice on the ionic compounds do not reposition with other ions forced onto them :)

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the compound becomes an ionic bond

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Q: When a force is applied to an ionic compound and the ions are repositioned so that like charged ions are located next to each other whathappens to the compound?
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