Answer to Question #255474 in General Chemistry for norms

Question

Differentiate crystal structure, crystal system, and crystal form.

Answer 1

Crystal structure is a description of the ordered arrangement of atoms, ions or molecules in a crystalline material.

Crystal System refer to one of several classes of space groups, lattices, point groups, or crystals.

A crystal form is a solid crystalline object that is bounded by a set of flat faces that are related to one another by symmetry.