http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystallization
…”But liquids that behave in this way on cooling are the exception rather than the rule; in spite of the second principle of thermodynamics, crystallization usually occurs at lower temperatures (supercooling). This can only mean that a crystal is more easily destroyed than it is formed. Similarly, it is usually much easier to dissolve a perfect crystal in a solvent than to grow again a good crystal from the resulting solution. The nucleation and growth of a crystal are under kinetic, rather than thermodynamic, control.”…
Ah…… but if you involve an extremely subtle process, that’s the game changer. You get the HOME RUN ! RIGHT OUT OF THE BALL PARK 🙂
Think hard now, critical thinking caps on real tight !
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