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Which of the following crystals would be most brittle and hard?

Ag

ZnS

F2

C12H22O11

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User Brillian
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ZnS, more ionic character than any of the others
Ar is a gas
I2 sublimates readily at room temperature
sucrose = covalent, hard crystals and brittle but covalent

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User Peevesy
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ZnS would be most brittle and hard
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User Jkflying
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