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7 Crystal Systems

This document discusses the 7 crystal systems and their properties. It mentions the cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, rhombohedral, hexagonal, monoclinic, and triclinic crystal systems. It also discusses 14 Bravais lattices, 14 lattice positions, and close packed structures like cubic close packed and hexagonal close packed.

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7 Crystal Systems

This document discusses the 7 crystal systems and their properties. It mentions the cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, rhombohedral, hexagonal, monoclinic, and triclinic crystal systems. It also discusses 14 Bravais lattices, 14 lattice positions, and close packed structures like cubic close packed and hexagonal close packed.

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7 crystal systems

Crystal structure

Mo (BCC)
2

Sub-angstrom microscopy

Cubic

4, 3 fold axis of rotation


Number of elastic constants: 3

Pyrite (FeS2)
4

Tetragonal

Wolfenite

1, 4 fold axis of rotation

Orthorhombic

3, 2 fold axis of rotation


Number of elastic constants: 9

Rhombohedral

1, 3 fold axis of rotation


7

Hexagonal

1, 6 fold axis of rotation


Number of elastic constants: 5

Quartz
8

Monoclinic

1, 2 fold axis of rotation

Orthoclase

Triclinic

Trivial symmetry
Number of elastic constants: 21

Microcline

10

14 Bravais Lattices

11

14 Lattice Positions

12

Simple Cubic

Co ordination number
Number of atoms/unit cell

Atomic packing factor

13

Body Centred Cubic

Co ordination number
Number of atoms/unit cell
Atomic packing factor

14

Face Centred Cubic

Co ordination number
Number of atoms/unit cell
Atomic packing factor

15

Close packed lattices in 3D

16

Cubic close packed

17

Hexagonal close packed

c/a = 1.633
18

Rocksalt structure

19

Zincblende structure

20

The concept map

21

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