Sodium Chloride Crystal Cleavage


A knife is placed on a large sodium chloride crystal parallel to a cleavage plane. When the knife is tapped, the crystal breaks cleanly, creating two smaller crystals.
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Sodium Chloride Crystal Cleavage Demonstration   
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Sodium Chloride Crystal Cleavage Animation   
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Crystals / Crystallography |
Ionic Bonding |
Solids
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Solids-Liquids