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Which type of solid is composed of many small crystals or grains?
Which type of solid is composed of many small crystals or grains?
What is the term used to describe the regular periodically repeated structure of atoms in a crystal?
What is the term used to describe the regular periodically repeated structure of atoms in a crystal?
Which type of solid is essentially an ordered array of atoms bound together by electric forces?
Which type of solid is essentially an ordered array of atoms bound together by electric forces?
What is the term used to describe the arrangement of atoms in a crystal that extends throughout the whole sample?
What is the term used to describe the arrangement of atoms in a crystal that extends throughout the whole sample?
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Which type of solid is characterized by atoms that do not have long range order?
Which type of solid is characterized by atoms that do not have long range order?
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Which type of solid is composed of many small crystals or grains?
Which type of solid is composed of many small crystals or grains?
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What is the term used to describe the arrangement of atoms in a crystal that extends throughout the whole sample?
What is the term used to describe the arrangement of atoms in a crystal that extends throughout the whole sample?
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Which type of solid is essentially an ordered array of atoms bound together by electric forces?
Which type of solid is essentially an ordered array of atoms bound together by electric forces?
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What is the term used to describe the regular periodically repeated structure of atoms in a crystal?
What is the term used to describe the regular periodically repeated structure of atoms in a crystal?
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Which type of solid is characterized by atoms that do not have long range order?
Which type of solid is characterized by atoms that do not have long range order?
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Study Notes
Types of Solids
- Polycrystalline solids consist of many small crystals or grains.
- Crystalline solids feature a regular, periodically repeated structure of atoms.
- A crystalline solid can be described as an ordered array of atoms bound by electric forces, exhibiting strong interatomic interactions.
- The term "long-range order" refers to the arrangement of atoms in a crystal that extends throughout the entire sample.
Characteristics of Different Solids
- Amorphous solids are characterized by atoms that lack long-range order, leading to a more random arrangement.
- Atomic structure in crystalline solids provides distinct properties like fixed melting points and uniformity, unlike amorphous solids which may have variable properties.
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Test your knowledge of crystal physics with this quiz! Explore topics such as single crystalline, polycrystalline, and amorphous materials, crystal systems, Bravais lattices, Miller indices, crystal imperfections, and the growth of single crystals. Challenge yourself with questions on unit cells, inter-planar distances, coordination numbers, and more.
