Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are:

Weakly bonded together

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Strongly bonded together

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Spherically symmetrical

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Arranged in planes

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Solution

The correct option is D Arranged in planes
Crystals show good cleavage because their constituent particles are arranged in planes.

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