Distinguish between crystalline solids and amorphous solids Property Crystalline solids Amorphous solids 1. Shape They have definite characteristic geometrical shape due to the orderly regular long range arrangement of constituent particles. They have irregular shape and lack characteristic geometrical shape […]
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Explain crystalline solids and amorphous solids.
Answer : i. Crystalline solids: a. A crystalline solid usually consists of a large number of small crystals, each of them having a definite characteristic geometrical shape. These tiny crystals are called unit cells. b. A unit cell is a […]
Give the classification of solids.
Answer: Solids are classified as crystalline and amorphous on the basis of the presence or absence of orderly arrangement of their constituent particles (atoms, ions or molecules). i. Crystalline solids: A crystalline solid is a homogeneous solid in which the […]