Crystalline Structures Flashcards
1
Q
What is crystalline and give 3 examples?
A
Atoms in long ranger order
- includes metals, ionic and covalent solids
2
Q
Describe amorphous and give to material examples
A
No long range order.
Glasses and polymers
3
Q
Amourphous arrangements include:
A
Number of atoms and arrangment
4
Q
What are interstitial Sites
A
Interstitial sites are the void spaces between the close packed spheres.
The two type of interstitial sites are known by the polyhedron that surround the site.
