The photographs are of four snowflakes - Junior Cycle Science - Question f - 2007
Question f
The photographs are of four snowflakes. The photographs were taken by Wilson Bentley (1865-1931). He photographed 5000 snowflakes and never found two that were ident... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:The photographs are of four snowflakes - Junior Cycle Science - Question f - 2007
Step 1
Name a substance, other than water, that forms crystals.
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One example of a substance that forms crystals is salt (sodium chloride).
Step 2
Give one difference between crystalline and non-crystalline solids.
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Crystalline solids have definite geometric shapes and their particles are arranged in a regular order, whereas non-crystalline solids do not have a definite shape and their particles are arranged randomly. For example, salt has a distinct crystal shape, while flour does not.
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