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    Solid state materials exist in either a crystalline or amorphous structure. Crystalline solids have a regular, repeating geometric pattern that gives them definite shapes, sharp melting points, and anisotropic (directionally dependent) physical properties. Examples include quartz and diamond. Amorphous solids lack this orderly structure, resembling supercooled liquids with no long-range order between particles. As a result, they exhibit isotropic physical properties and lack distinct melting points. Glass, rubber, and plastics are common amorphous materials. The key differences between crystalline and amorphous solids are that crystalline solids have definite geometries and melting points while exhibiting anisotropic properties, whereas amorphous solids have irregular shapes and

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    Solid state materials exist in either a crystalline or amorphous structure. Crystalline solids have a regular, repeating geometric pattern that gives them definite shapes, sharp melting points, and anisotropic (directionally dependent) physical properties. Examples include quartz and diamond. Amorphous solids lack this orderly structure, resembling supercooled liquids with no long-range order between particles. As a result, they exhibit isotropic physical properties and lack distinct melting points. Glass, rubber, and plastics are common amorphous materials. The key differences between crystalline and amorphous solids are that crystalline solids have definite geometries and melting points while exhibiting anisotropic properties, whereas amorphous solids have irregular shapes and

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    Solid state materials exist in either a crystalline or amorphous structure. Crystalline solids have a regular, repeating geometric pattern that gives them definite shapes, sharp melting points, and anisotropic (directionally dependent) physical properties. Examples include quartz and diamond. Amorphous solids lack this orderly structure, resembling supercooled liquids with no long-range order between particles. As a result, they exhibit isotropic physical properties and lack distinct melting points. Glass, rubber, and plastics are common amorphous materials. The key differences between crystalline and amorphous solids are that crystalline solids have definite geometries and melting points while exhibiting anisotropic properties, whereas amorphous solids have irregular shapes and

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    Solid State

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    SOLIDS
    Solids are characterised by the state of matter in which particles are closely packed and held together by strong
    inter molecular attractive force.
    Properties of solids
    (a)
    In solid state the particles are not able to move randomly.
    (b)
    They have definite shape and volume.
    (c)
    Solids have high density..
    (d)
    Solids have high and sharp melting point which is depend on the strength or value of binding energy.
    (f)
    They are very low compressible.
    (g)
    They show very slow diffusion.
    Types of Solids
    Solids

    (c)
    (d)
    (e)

    Crystalline Solids
    Amorphous Solids
    Crystalline solids
    In this type of solids the atoms or molecule are arranged in a regular pattern in the three dimensional network.
    They havewell defined geometrical pattern, sharp melting point, definite heat of fusion and anisotropic nature.
    Anisotropic means they exhibit different physical properties in all directions.
    eg. The electrical and thermal conductivities are different in different directions.
    They are generally incompressible.
    .
    The general examples of crystalline solids are as Quartz, diamond etc.
    Amorphous Solids
    In this type of solids, the arrangement of-building constituents is not regular.
    They are regarded as super cooled liquids with high viscosity in which the force of attraction holding the molecules together are so great, that the material becomes rigid but there is no regularity in structure.
    They do not have sharp melting points.
    They are isotropic as they exhibit same physical properties in all the directions.
    The general examples of this solids are as glass, Rubber, plastics etc.

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    Difference between crystalline and amorphous solids

    1. 2.1
    (a)
    (b)
    (c)
    (d)
    (e)
    1.2.2
    (a)
    (b)

    S.No Property
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    Shape

    Crystalline solids
    They have definite and regular geometrical form.

    Amorphus solids
    They do not have definite and regular
    geometrical form.

    Melting point

    They have definite melting point.

    They do not have definite melting point.

    Heat of fusion

    They have a definite heat of fusion.

    They do not have definite heat of fusion

    Compressibility They are rigid and incompressible.

    Cutting with a
    Sharp edged
    tool

    They are given cleavage i.e. they


    break into two pieces with plane
    surfaces.

    These may be compressed to any


    appreciable extent.
    They are given irregular cleavage i.e.
    they break into two pieces with
    irregular surface.

    Isotropy and
    Anisotropy

    They are anisotropic.

    They are isotropic.

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