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A crystal is a mineral where all of the atoms are in a row, this is what makes it kind of clear. What determines its shape is the amount of space it has to form in and will usually have triangular pyramidal edges.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoCrystals are formed by ionic attractions. Some ions are larger and attract other ions into a crystal lattice which are not of comparable size. Ions have different charges, +2 ions and -3 ions do not combine in a 1 to 1 ratio. The combination of charges and size determines the shape of the crystal formed by the ions.
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The visible shape of a mineral's atom pattern?
The visible shape of a mineral's pattern is called a crystal. Solidified minerals that are from a molten state have smooth faced, angular crystals.
What basic shape is the crystalline structure of NaCI?
Crystals of sodium chloride are cubic, but this refers to their microstructure. A larger scale crystal of sodium chloride can have almost any shape.
Atoms of a mineral are arranged to form a solid called?
booty divided by silicon divided by talc will give u an answer
How do the forces that hold liquid crystals together affect their properties?
They balance out the kinetic energy and affect the shape of the crystal.
Is a salt crystal cubic in shape?
Yes. This is due to the face-centred cubic lattice structure of the crystals which have a cubical unit cell.
What determines a mineral's shape?
yes. each minerals atoms are arranged in a very specific order.
What determines a crystals shape and size?
fracture
What determines the size of a minerals crystals?
The rate at which magma cools determines the size of the mineral crystal.
What is a crystal's shape and what determines a crystal's shape?
A crystal is a mineral where all of the atoms are in a row, this is what makes it kind of clear. What determines its shape is the amount of space it has to form in and will usually have triangular pyramidal edges.
What chemicals are in a crystal?
There is no single answer for this. Many chemicals form crystals, and the chemical determines the nature of the crystal. If you know what kind of crystal, then you know its chemical nature. For example, common clear quartz crystals are made up of SiO2 or Silicon dioxide. Copper sulfate crystals have an entirely different shape and a deep blue-green color, and both are different from crystals of common table salt.
What determines crystal's shape?
the interactical shape of its form would be the growth of it.
What is the crystal shape of halite?
Halite forms cubic crystals.
What kind of shape would a 'tetrahedral' crystal create?
There are no tetrahedral crystals.
What feature of a mineral determines its crystal shape?
the internal arrangement of atoms
What shape are the quartz crystals in sandstone. are they isometric........ octagonal.........?
The crystal form is hexagonal, but the grain shape is rounded.
What shape and colour is common salt crystal?
White (colorless) cubic crystals.
What is the shape of sugar crystal?
Sugar crystals are oblong and slanted on both ends.
