Disappearing polymorphs

16 Jul 2024

Here’s a wild phenomena I wasn’t previously aware of: In crystallography and materials science, a polymorph is a solid material that can exist in more than one crystal structure while maintaining the same chemical composition. Diamond and graphite are two polymorphs of carbon. Diamond is carbon crystalized with an isometric structure and graphite is carbon […] The post Disappearing polymorphs appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.
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