A chef heats a large block of rock salt on a grill and then immediately rinses it…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Compound Structure and Properties · Compound Structure and Properties

Problem

A chef heats a large block of rock salt on a grill and then immediately rinses it with cold water. The block cracks into several pieces. Using crystal-lattice reasoning, explain why this rapid temperature change leads to fracture rather than plastic deformation.

Related theory

States of Matter
The ionic model

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