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Quantitative Exercise
Structure Tutorial
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Section 10.1 X-ray Diffraction
(p. 470-472)
This unit shows how X-ray diffraction measurements are used
to determine the distance between layers or a crystal and
calculate unit cell length. Includes practice problems.
Section 10.2 Unit Cell
(p. 472-476)
Learn to identify the repeating patterns of atoms or ions
that are characteristic of crystalline solids and determine
the number of atoms in a given unit cell. Includes practice
exercises.
Section 10.3 Crystal Packing
(p. 476-484)
This tutorial reviews the seven classes of unit cells and
provides an interactive 3D representation of each type.
Section 10.5 Allotropes
of Carbon (p. 489-490)
Explore how the structural differences in various allotropes
of carbon (graphite, diamond, and fullerenes) are related
to the differences in their physical properties.
Section 10.7 Crystal Field
Splitting (p. 494-502)
This animation illustrates how transition metals can fill
tetrahedral and octahedral holes in crystal lattices, resulting
in the splitting of the energies of their d orbitals
and the brilliant color of gemstones. Includes sample o
calculations and practice problems.
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calculations and practice problems.
