Isostructural refers to a situation where two or more different substances or compounds crystallize in the same structural arrangement or lattice type, despite potentially differing in their chemical composition. This means that the overall geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules in the crystal is similar, and they have the same symmetry properties, even though the individual components may be different. Isostructural compounds often exhibit similar physical properties, such as thermal expansion, crystal packing, and sometimes even similar electronic properties.
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