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Solid-state physics studies how macroscopic properties of solids (mechanical, electrical, optical, etc.) result from their microscopic structure. It usually deals with the scale where quantum properties of the particles are substantial.
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Why do some things crystallize? (And others don't, for that matter.)
I can try and answer your very first question. Water forms ice because the water molecule experiences an electric dipole (the water molecule is polar). This polarity is a result of the bond angle betw …
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