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← ScienceWhich outcome prevents NaCl crystalline fracturing during compression?
A)Ions slide along charged planes✓
B)Repulsion exceeds attraction readily
C)Covalent bonds create lattice support
D)High energy electrons create repulsion
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Ions in the salt structure slide when compressed, preventing immediate fracturing because *ionic slip* allows rearrangement rather than breakage. Lattice slip avoids catastrophic crack propagation, therefore structure compresses rather than breaking, rather than breaking via brittle fracture.
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