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Crystal polymorphism

physical science Maturity 11-13

Some things can change shape. They stay the same inside. But they look different. They can be hard or soft. This helps us make things like food or medicine.

Energy-Temperature diagrams of a system exhibiting two polymorphic forms with enantiotropic behaviour (left) and monotropic behaviour (right)..jpg
Energy-Temperature diagrams of a system exhibiting two polymorphic forms with enantiotropic behaviour (left) and monotropic behaviour (right)..jpg
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