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What decides that which salt will take up which crystal lattice?
Some salts have cubic lattice , some have hexagonal , some have orthorhombic - but what factor decides which crystal system the salt will take over. Most of the examples i have seen consist of cubic lattice system. Is it becasue it is the most symmetrical?
Some salts have cubic lattice , some have hexagonal , some have orthorhombic - but what factor decides which crystal system the salt will take over. Most of the examples i have seen consist of cubic lattice system. Is it becasue it is the most symmetrical?