Solids can be classified as ______ on the basis of the nature of order present in the
arrangement of their constituent particles.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. crystalline or amorphous.
- Crystalline solids have regular ordered arrays of components held together by uniform intermolecular forces, whereas the components of amorphous solids are not arranged in regular arrays.
- Crystalline solids are anisotropic. Amorphous solids are isotropic.