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why nacl is hard while while na metal is soft

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Because Na and Cl are connected by strong ionic bond

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because NaCl is ionic solid and ions are bonded strongly to each other but metal Na is metallic solid and all atoms are the same and also all metals are Malleable and its about their nature

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