Unit Cells and Centering
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Triclinic (P)
or
lattice
Monoclinic (P)
one face centered (C)
Hexagonal (P)
ZnS (wurtzite)
H
2
O(s)
One of each H-pair randomly present.
centered (R)
Rhombohedral (P)
Orthorhombic (P)
body centered (I)
one face centered (A, C)
all faces centered (F)
Tetragonal (P)
body centered (I)
Cubic (P)
Po
Cs
Cl
or
Cs
Cl
Ni
3
Al
or
Cu
3
Au
ReO
3
BaTiO
3
or
CaTiO
3
body centered (I)
Fe
Cu
2
O
Cr
3
Si
all faces centered (F)
Cu
Na
Cl
or
Na
Cl
Ca
F
2
or
Ca
F
2
Cu
2
O
Li
2
O
or
Li
2
O
Zn
S
or
Zn
S
or
CuCl
Li
3
Bi
or
Li
3
Bi
or
BiF
3
Diamond
or
Si
Na
Tl
or
Na
Tl
SiO
2
(high T)
K
2
PtCl
6
Other
K
2
PtCl
4
(tetragonal)
C
6
H
6
(orthorhombic)
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This page created by George Lisensky, Beloit College.
Last modified August 23, 2022.
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