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The ability of a substance to exist in two or more crystalline forms knows as:

A

amorphism

B

isomorphism

C

polymorphism

D

isomerism

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The phenomenon by which a certain crystalline compound exists in two or more different crystalline forms, is called polymorphism e.g., CaCO3 occurs in two polymorphic forms, i.e., calcite (rhombohedral) and aragonite (orthorhombic).
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