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Which is not a characteristic of crystalline solids?(a) They undergo a clean cleavage(b) They are true solids(c) They are isotropic(d) They have sharp melting pointsI had been asked this question at a job interview.The above asked question is from Amorphous and Crystalline Solids in chapter Solid State of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right OPTION is (c) They are isotropic

Explanation: AMORPHOUS solids are isotropic that is they have identical properties in all DIRECTIONS, whereas crystalline solids are ANISOTROPIC that is they have DIFFERENT properties in different directions.



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