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Drag and drop the following properties (right
column) to match their liquid crystal mesophases (left column):
NB: Not all properties listed below have a corresponding mesophase!
NB: Not all properties listed below have a corresponding mesophase!
Nematic
Smectic
Chiral nenatic
No positional order
Has schlieren texture when viewed through crossed
polars
Consists of layers but no positional order
Also known as cholesteric liquid crystals
Director rotates through the liquid crystal
Complete positional order
No orientational order
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