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The Solid State

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Write any two differences between amorphous solids and crystalline solids.

Solution

Property	Crystalline Solids	Amorphous solids
Arrangement of Constituent particles	Regular	Irregular
Isotropy	Regular Cleavage	Irregular Cleavage
Examples	Diamond, Quartz, Copper Sulphate, Sodium Chloride etc	Glass, Rubber, Wood, Amorphous Silica

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Give the significance of a 'lattice point'.

Name the parameters that characterize a unit cell.

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Distinguish between Face-centred and end-centred unit cells.

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