Help please!!!?

0 ⤊

when a force is applied to an ionic compound and the ions are repositioned so that like-charged ions are located t to each other, what next happens to the compound?

2007-05-10 13:46:22 · 1 answers · asked by Steff 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

1 answers

It flies apart! This is the scenario being played out when a brittle ionic compound is hit, for example with a hammer. It smashes into smithereens because of all the new repulsions.

2007-05-11 20:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋