Question

Topochemical polymerization is the only polymerization technique whose product has this property. Hydrothermal synthesis uses an autoclave to make materials with this property. A sample can be purified and given this property by heating it in a narrow region moving upward from the bottom in zone melting. Materials with this property can be made by the Bridgman–Stockbarger and (*) Czokralski methods. Having this property distinguishes boules from other ingots. Most semiconductor manufacturing requires silicon wafers that have (-5[1])this property. (10[1])Making solids with this property requires that cooling or evaporation be slow to reduce growth (10[1])rate and may be aided by a small “seed” with this property. For 10 points, name (10[1])this property in which a solid lacks (-5[1])grain boundaries so that the entire solid is one lattice. ■END■ (0[4])

ANSWER: monocrystalline [or single-crystal; or clear equivalents; accept crystalline; reject “polycrystalline”; reject “crystallites”]
<Gerhardt Hinkle, Chemistry>
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Richard NiuCornell BColumbia A75-5
Maximilian NieburjhuCOlumbia B7710
Aneesh SwaminathanJHU BPitt9210
Munir SiddiquiUMD BRIT10810
Caleb KendrickUMD ACornell A115-5
Moses KitakuleColumbia ACornell B1260
Yared TadesseCornell AUMD A1260
Eshan PantNYUJohn Jay A1260
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