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In spite of long range order in the arrangement of particles why are the crystals usually not perfect?

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Crystals have long range in the arrangement of particles but usually the crystals are not perfect this is because when crystallisation occurs at a fast rate or moderate rate, the constituent particles may not get sufficient time to arrange themselves in a perfect order

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