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    Graduate Why do most solids have periodic structure ?

    Try looking at it from a surface/volume ratio point of view. At relatively low temperatures, there is minimal energy available for dispersed conformations. The minimum entropy situation is closely packed nuclei. If the atoms are spherically symmetric and the same size, then the will form a cubic...
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    Graduate Is the Energy Band of Wood vs Crystals similar?

    Hmmm...Where to start? Similar in what way?