hardness depends upon d covalency or d covalent strength of d cov bonds. all hard substances r brittle because in d absence of ionicity d molecules slip easily. in case of polymers de r plastic because in dem thr is nothing apart frm d strong n higly durable covalent bonds
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Al2O3 has maximum hardness Hardness of ionic compound directly proportional to lattice energy And lattice energy directly proportional to effective charge/radius ratio(Z+ * Z- /r+ + r-)
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