Calcium carbonate can crystallize as calcite or as aragonite, having different crystal systems. These are called:

polymorphs

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The correct option is A polymorphs
Calcium carbonate can crystallize as calcite or as aragonite having different crystal systems. These are called polymorphs. Polymorphism is crystallography in which solids have different crystal forms.

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