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Grade 12Modern Physics

Why most of solids in nature are crystalline solids? Explain briefly.

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6 Years agoGrade 12
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Like liquids, solids have high intermolecular forces that hold atoms and molecules in fixed positions. A crystalline solid is one in which the molecules or atoms are arranged in highly ordered repeating patterns. Some solids do not form crystals and do not behave as solids.