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A crystalline solid

A

Changes abruptly from solid to liquid when heated

B

Has no definite melting point

C

Undergoes deformation of its geometry easily

D

Has an irregular 3-dimensional arrangements

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A

In crystalline solid there is perfect arrangement of the constituent particles only at 0 K. As the temperature increases the chance that a lattice site may be unoccupied by an ion increases. As the number of defects increases with temperature solid change in liquid.
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