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What are crystalline and amorphous solids?

Explain the difference between crystalline and amorphous solids with examples.
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Crystalline solids have a regular, repeating arrangement of particles (e.g., NaCl, diamond). Amorphous solids lack a long-range order and behave like supercooled liquids (e.g., glass, plastic).
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