Crystal

Key Stage 3

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You can grow your own crystals from saturated solution.

Meaning

Crystals are pieces of minerals with regular shapes caused by many atoms or molecules of the same compound lining up in a regular pattern.

Beyond the Curriculum

References

AQA

Crystals, pages 52-55, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Edexcel

Crystals, page 180, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel

Crystals, page 36, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel