Resources written by Chas McCaw for sixth form chemistry teaching and beyond.
General interest:
Graphite Buckminsterfullerene Ice White phosphorus Benzene Cyclohexane AdamantaneCubic:
Sodium Caesium chloride Polonium Copper Halite Fluorite Antifluorite Zinc blende DiamondNon-cubic:
Hexagonal:
Magnesium WurtziteTetragonal:
RutileTrigonal:
α-quartzTriclinic:
Copper(II) sulfateOrthorhombic:
α-SulfurMonoclinic:
β-SulfurIn the structure to the left the ions are only shown with half of their normal radius (and so one eighth of their usual volume) to make the strcture easier to interpret. By rotating it you can see the hexagonal channels running through the structure, rather like in magnesium.
Go to page 3 to look at the unit cell of wurtzite.
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