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WHAT IS ISOTROPIC AND ANISOTROPIC

 akariti dear isotropy means physical properties which do not change values....on changing direction...whereas anisotropy is opposite of this it changes its values.........basically these r properties of crystals just to distinguish crystals from amorphous....hope u got wat yu wanted...cheers..... :)

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Hi Akriti,
Mzacie8 has posted very accurate answer. Hope, it helps you.
 
@Mzacie8, Good answer!! We really appreciate your contribution to this forum. Keep posting!
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Cheers!

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  •  its a wrong ans......actually  isotropy is the property of amourphous solids....means,these solids are symmetric in their unsymmetry...while crystalline solids are unsymetric in their symmetry.....eg.....let us consider thier reflective indexs,will be diff. for crystalline if we see from diff angles but will be same 4 amrphs solids due thier hotch potch crystal system
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@pranavhero.

1. "symmetric in their unsymmetry" Does that suppose to make sense?

2. "reflective indexs" i guess you meant refractive indices.

3. Refractive Index is a physical property which Mzacie8 has finely explained. 

Read and understand before trying to explain. Don't misguide people.

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crystalline solids are called anisotropic i.e...,some of their physical properties like electricalresistance or refactive index show different values when measured in different directions in the same crystal

amorphous solids are isotropic i.e........, because of their longrange order and irregular arrangements in all directions

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for crystalline solids physical properties like refractive index differ in different places..this prop. called anisotropic.

and for amorphou phy. prop. are same in all planes .this is called isotropic......

ok...

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