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Ionic solids are hard and brittle. Explain.

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Ionic solids are formed by thte 3-D arrangement of cations and anions bounded by strong Coulombic (electrostatic) forces. Ionic solids are formed by the forces of attraction between ions of opposite charges and forces of repulsion between ions of same charges making them hard and brittle.
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