The repeating subunits that are responsible for the shape of a crystal are known as

A crystal is made of atoms arranged in a repeating three-dimensional pattern. The smallest repeating building blocks that describe this pattern are called unit cells; repeating them produces the crystal’s overall structure and shape. Heavy nuclei and light electrons are parts of atoms, not repeating crystal subunits, and amorphous materials lack this regular repeating arrangement.

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