Ionic solids formed from group 1 and 2 metals are white or colourless while those formed from transition metals are usually coloured The strong, electrostatic attractions between the oppositely charged ions in the three-dimensional lattice result in ionic solids being hard and difficult to cut. ...

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This style is deeply premeditated and agonizingly edited, each work meticulously pared down from a larger draft the same way a sculptor might spend a year carefully removing pieces of marble to reveal a beautiful sculpture beneath. ...

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