Classification and Characteristics of Crystalline Solids

Different types of Crystalline solids may possess different types of structural units and different type of
cohesive forces responsible to hold them together in the crystal. On the basis of the nature of structural units and cohesive force, the crystalline solids may be classified into following categories :

(i) Molecular solid 

(ii) Ionic Solid 
(iii) Metallic Solids.



[ Chapter Information ]
Books    : Organic Chemistry
Chapter : The Solid State.

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