How do crystals work? – Graham Baird

How do crystals work? – Graham Baird

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How do crystals work? – Graham Baird
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What makes crystals take their characteristic shape? Learn about the atomic patterns and unique properties of crystals.

Many crystals have characteristic shapes, like a cascade of pointed quartz or a stack of galena cubes. The atoms in each crystal have a defining characteristic: their organized, repeating pattern. This pattern isn’t limited to minerals: sand, ice, metals, and DNA also have crystal structures. So what makes them take these shapes over and over again? Graham Baird looks at the unique properties of crystals.

Lesson by Graham Baird, directed by Franz Palomares.

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