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  • 26-02-2017
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why the piece of sodium chloride is hard than sodium metal?

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thomassilurianh
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  • 27-02-2017
Sodium chloride is salt, it is an ionic substance thus there is no covalent bonds between the substances only ionic. sodium metal is more malleable but has a higher melting point and doesn't disolve for reasons I think is above your level, the point is sodium is harder
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