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Write an activity to show growth in nonliving things? |
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Answer» al is an inorganic (not alive, not from something alive) homogeneous solid (meaning a solid with the same properties at all points) with a three-dimensional, repeated ordering of atoms or molecules.Crystals are CREATED via the process of crystallization, which is essentially a transformation from utter disorder to perfection. Unlike living things, crystals do not GROW by adding mass from within; instead, they grow when matching molecules are deposited on the OUTSIDE of the crystal SURFACE. Crystals grow in one of three primary ways: from a vapor, from a solution or from a melt. Regardless, they all turn out perfectly SYMMETRICAL, if they have room to grow.There is no theoretical limit to how large crystals can grow; one beryl crystal in Madagascar reached nearly 60 feet in length. |
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