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A crystal has flat surfaces. The flat surfaces meet
to give straight edges.
This is because the particles are in an ordered
pattern. The particles are in rows and
the rows line up to give layers.
Look at the ordered arrangements of the egg-shaped particles
in the model, and try to notice where the layers are as
the model rotates:
The layers can be in many directions and determine the
overall shape of the crystal.
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