Generic vs Specific?

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The water which is used to cool a nuclear plant is usually taken from a river or a lake.Specific water.The electrons by which the nucleus is surrounded have a very low mass.Specific electrons.Crystals that are formed from ionic compounds generally have high melting points.Is this a defining relative clause? If so, this part may imply that there should be crystals that are formed from other compounds. Moreover, the part does not have "the".Ø noun that --- can work like a defining relative clause? What is that part? Unfortunately, I'm not an expert of minerals.

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SupercatThe water which is used to cool a nuclear plant is usually taken from a river or a lake.

Specific water.

Yes, It is the cooling water or the coolant.

SupercatThe electrons ~~by which~~ surrounding the nucleus ~~is surrounded~~ have a very low mass.

Specific electrons.

That is not good phrasing. If the context is a description of an atom, then the clause is a relative clause.

All electrons have exactly the same mass. Their mass is much lower than the protons or neutrons which form the nucleus. Generally electrons are found in "orbital shells" around a nucleus, but there are also free electrons not associated with a particular nucleus. Electrons have three fundamental properties: charge, mass, and spin. By definition, the electric charge on an electron is -1. The mass of an electron has been measured and found to be 9.109389 × 10 ^-31 kilograms.

SupercatCrystals that are formed from ionic compounds generally have high melting points.

SupercatIs this a defining relative clause?

Yes. Commas would be incorrect.

SupercatØ noun

Is equivalent to "All crystals." It is not talking about specific crystals in the context.

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