Key term for OCR GCSE Chemistry A, used in Properties of materials.
A property of a material that causes it to shatter or crack when a force is applied, typical of ionic compounds where shifting layers cause like-charges to repel.
Brittle appears in OCR GCSE Chemistry A revision content for Elements, compounds and mixtures, especially Properties of materials and Bulk Properties of Materials.
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