JEE Main Chemistry question

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Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions and molecules are:

(A)Weakly bonded together
(B)Strongly bonded together
(C)Spherically symmetrical
(D)Arranged in planesCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Cleavage occurs when a crystal splits cleanly along specific crystallographic planes where the interatomic/interionic bonding is comparatively weaker than within the planes themselves; this is possible because crystal lattices consist of atoms, ions or molecules arranged in regular, repeating planes. "Weakly

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Question ID VK-141692