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crystals differ from solid matter from the fact that there is definite arrangement of the various constituting particles in the three dimensiomal space i.e, in the space lattice and there exist electrostatic forces of attraction between the various particles but in case of solids there can be definite arrangement of particles but the forces of interaction are generally metallic, covalent or any other

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