SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Do not have well-defined geometrical shape
A
Non-crystalline
B
Crystalline
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amorphous solids are rigid structures but they lack a well-defined shape. They do not have a geometric shape. So they are non-crystalline.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amorphous solids have two characteristic properties. When cleaved or broken, they produce fragments with irregular, often curved surfaces; and they have poorly defined patterns when exposed to x-rays because their components are not arranged in a regular array. An amorphous, translucent solid is called a glass.

Detailed explanation-3: -amorphous solid, any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern. Such solids include glass, plastic, and gel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Noncrystalline materials have atoms with no periodic arrangement, i.e., a random order. Noncrystalline material can result when you have complex structures or you rapidly cool from the liquid state to the solid state. Amorphous material is another name for noncrystalline material.

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