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Which property marks crystalline solids but not amorphous ones?
AA sharp, definite melting point
BGradual softening on heating
CIdentical properties everywhere
DOnly short range order
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A sharp, definite melting point
Crystalline solids melt at one definite temperature because their long range order breaks down all at once.
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