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Give two difference between crystalline and amorphous solids.

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Crystalline solids :
1. Have definite geometical shape
2. Shine in the presence of light
3. Anisotropic
4. Have sharp melting point
5. Have a definite heat of fusion.
Amorphous solids :
1. No definite geometrical shape
2. Do not shine in the presence of light
3. Isotropic
4. No sharp melting point
5. No definite heat of fusion.
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