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The angles between the faces stay the same in every sample of a given crystal. What is this property called?

Correct answer C. The external symmetry of form

Explanation

Crystals of a substance always grow with their faces meeting at the same characteristic angles, regardless of size; this constancy is known as the external symmetry of form.

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