why is it possible to bend metal but not ionic crystals?

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why is it possible to bend metal but not ionic crystals?

2007-03-04 22:00:28 · 3 answers · asked by reginal c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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It's all about the microscopic structure. Some metals do have a crystaline structure and Break very easily.

2007-03-04 22:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by mdlbldrmatt135 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Metal can release Atoms from the valence, but Ionic Crystal is built of a minerals formed.

2007-03-12 22:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Its to do witht he type of bonding.

Metals are bound by metallic bonding, with delocalised free electrons shared through the lattice. This is a weaker type of bond than ionic or covalent bonds htat occur in other crystal (metals are almost all crystalline too).

2007-03-05 06:34:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋