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... crystals contain no salt . In practice , however , objectionable amounts of salt water remain trapped between the crystals , and the amount of fresh water needed to wash the salt water away is comparable to the amount of fresh water ...
... crystals contain no salt . In practice , however , objectionable amounts of salt water remain trapped between the crystals , and the amount of fresh water needed to wash the salt water away is comparable to the amount of fresh water ...
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... crystal parallel to the crystallo- graphic axis . All transparent crystals except those of the cubic system exhibit the phenomenon of dou- ble refraction : some well - known examples are calcite , ice , mica , quartz , sugar , and ...
... crystal parallel to the crystallo- graphic axis . All transparent crystals except those of the cubic system exhibit the phenomenon of dou- ble refraction : some well - known examples are calcite , ice , mica , quartz , sugar , and ...
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freezing point 968 induce growth of an ice crystal about itself ; most ice crystals in the atmosphere are thought to form on freezing nuclei . See condensation nucleus . freezing point , temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid ...
freezing point 968 induce growth of an ice crystal about itself ; most ice crystals in the atmosphere are thought to form on freezing nuclei . See condensation nucleus . freezing point , temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid ...
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