Ionic solids are brittle and hard as they are bonded with electrostatic bonds.
ionic bonds
Ionic because ionic compounds tend to be brittle solids at room temperature and usually break apart when hit with a hammer.
Well, to start with, table salt is an ionic crystal! It isnt brittle! In fact, ionic crystals aren't usually brittle!
At room temperature, most ionic compounds are solids.
In general, they are hard, brittle crystals that have high melting points. When they are dissolved, they can conduct electricity.
ionic bonds
Ionic because ionic compounds tend to be brittle solids at room temperature and usually break apart when hit with a hammer.
Well, to start with, table salt is an ionic crystal! It isnt brittle! In fact, ionic crystals aren't usually brittle!
They are hard and brittle, conduct electricity in water, and have high melting and boiling points. (:
Brittleness. Reason: Non-metallic solids are usually brittle.
Periodic table lists elements. Not properties. Brittle is a property (of metals).
At room temperature, most ionic compounds are solids.
In general, they are hard, brittle crystals that have high melting points. When they are dissolved, they can conduct electricity.
No, ionic solids have very high melting points. Ionic solids are one of the strongest bonds formed among elements.
they are NOT good conductors of heat and they are brittle solids.
Sodium chloride- ionic solids tend to be brittle and shatter, bronze is an alloy of copper and tin and metals and alloys are malleable.
Because the bonding of the molecules is strong,so that's why they are hard solids... Regards Wasif Waliullah Bullo