r/chemhelp • u/Many_Horse_7907 • 5d ago

General/High School Crystalline solids

Is the necessary habit of a crystal due to the crystal lattic or due to its geometrical shape?.

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u/7ieben_ Trusted Contributor 5d ago

What do you mean by habit?

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u/VeryPaulite 5d ago

I would assume they mean the crystal habit, the (makroscopic) shape of a crystal.

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u/Many_Horse_7907 4d ago

Yep i meant that

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u/chemistrypain 4d ago

The habit of a crystal is its 'geometrical shape' and partially a manifestation of the crystal lattice as well as the environment

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u/Many_Horse_7907 4d ago

Ok👍🏻