When a force is applied to an ionic compound and the ions are repositioned so that like charged ions are located next to eachother what happens to the compound?

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Meave60
Aug 17, 2014

Applying a force to an ionic compound so that like charged ions are located next to each other will cause that part of the compound to break off. The like charged ions repel each other, causing the compound to break at that point.

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