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Why ionic crystals are hard and brittle?

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The ionic compounds are very hard and brittle. In ionic compounds, the ions are rigidly held in a lattice because the positive and negative ions are strongly attracted to each other and difficult to separate. But the brittleness of a compound is now easy to shift the position of atoms or ions in a lattice.

If we apply pressure on the ionic compounds the layers shifts slightly. The same charged ions in the lattice come closer. A repulsive force arises between the same charged ions, due to this repulsion the lattice structure breaks down chemical bonding.

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पाठ 6: Solid State - Evaluation [पृष्ठ २०१]

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(A) 6

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 12


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(A) α = β = γ = 90° and a = b = c

(B) α ≠ β ≠ γ = 90° and a ≠ b ≠ c

(C) α = γ = 90°, β ≠ 90° and a ≠ b ≠ c

(D) α ≠ β ≠ γ ≠ 90° and a ≠ b ≠ c


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(FCC) crystal lattice having edge length of 100 pm and density 10 gcm−3


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(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 8


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2Ag+ + Cd → 2Ag + Cd2+
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(3) Will the cell work spontaneously for the condition given in (2) above?

(ii)

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