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Which type of materials are typically more fragile when they have a single crystal structure?
Which type of materials are typically more fragile when they have a single crystal structure?
- Metals (correct)
- Polymers
- Ceramics
- Noncrystalline materials
Which type of materials typically exhibit optical transparency?
Which type of materials typically exhibit optical transparency?
- Polymers
- Noncrystalline materials (correct)
- Crystalline materials
- Ceramics
What is one characteristic that can vary between identically composed crystalline and non-crystalline materials?
What is one characteristic that can vary between identically composed crystalline and non-crystalline materials?
- Melting point
- Optical transparency (correct)
- Chemical composition
- Density
Which materials are typically opaque or at most transparent when in crystalline or semicrystalline forms?
Which materials are typically opaque or at most transparent when in crystalline or semicrystalline forms?
What is one reason to study the structure of crystalline solids?
What is one reason to study the structure of crystalline solids?