Question
Distinguish between crystalline solid and amorphous solid.
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Answer
| Crystalline solid | Amorphous solid | |
| (i) | They have a definite geometrical shape | They have an irregular shape |
| (ii) | They have a sharp melting point | They melt over a range of temperature |
| (iii) | They are anisotropic | They are isotropic |
| (iv) | They are pure solid | They are supercooled liquid. |
| (v) | They have long-range order of regular pattern of arrangement of constituent particles. | They have short-range order of regular pattern of arrangement of constituent particles. |
| (vi) | They have definite heat of fusion. | They do not have a definite heat of fusion. |
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