Chapter 1 • Class 12 Chemistry
The Solid State
The Solid State — Class 12 Chemistry (NCERT): crystalline vs amorphous solids, unit cells, close packing, voids, packing efficiency, density, point defects and properties.
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Crystalline Solids & Unit Cells
A solid is the state of matter in which constituent particles are held in fixed positions by strong intermolecular or interionic forces, giving it a d…
Start this topic → 2Packing, Density & Voids
To understand how particles fill space we treat them as identical hard spheres and arrange them as compactly as possible — close packing . In a single…
Start this topic → 3Imperfections & Properties
No real crystal is perfect. Irregularities from the ideal arrangement are called crystal defects or imperfections ; when they involve only individual …
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