Materials' Crystal Properties (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Materials' Crystal Properties (1 of 2)

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'Ground states' are the lowest energy states of matter. They are created in real life by taking a liquid and slowly cooling it until you reach absolute zero temperature. The resulting arrangement of molecules or particles is a 'ground state,' which often is an ordered crystal structure. This image shows a snapshot of a liquid before the cooling process.

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