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MHT CET · Chemistry · Solid State

Which from the following statements is NOT true regarding crystalline solid?

  1. A There is a regularity and periodicity in arrangement of constituent particles.
  2. B It is isotropic.
  3. C It melts at definite temperature.
  4. D It has different magnitudes for refractive index in every direction.
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(B) It is isotropic.

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All crystalline substances except those having cubic structure are anisotropic, i.e., their properties like refractive index, thermal and electrical conductivity, etc., are different in different directions.