Answer to Question #312400 in General Chemistry for Ryan

Question

 What is the difference between the external structure of a crystalline solid from an amorphous solid?

Answer 1

Crystalline solids are solids that have a definite internal atomic structure that follows a regular, repeating pattern and break along cleavage planes. Amorphous solids have irregular internal atomic structures, and as a result have a much more swirly and irregular-looking exterior form.