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The ability of a given substance to assume two or more crystalline structure is called :
The ability of a given substance to assume two or more crystalline structure is called :
Updated On: Aug 1, 2022
- amorphism
- isomorphism
- polymorphism
- isomerism
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The phenomenon by which a certain crystalline compound exists in two or more different crystalline forms, is called polymorphism e. g., $CaCO_{3}$ occurs in two polymorphic forms i.e., calcite (rhombohedral) and aragonite (orthorhombic).
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