The structure of which substances tends to exhibit the greatest hardness? A.pure metals B.pure nonmetals C.ionic compounds D.covalent compounds

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Al Bundy · Answer 1 · 2019-07-17T18:35:57+0000

The answer is C. ionic compounds, compared to another hard compound which is the covalent bond, the structure of the ionic compound is lattice or crystalline in form thus less room for imperfections on its structure compared to the latter choices.

The structure of which substances tends to exhibit the greatest hardness? A.pure metals B.pure nonmetals C.ionic compounds D.covalent compounds

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