Section 4
Solid Properties
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Crystal Structure: Packing Spheres
Consider the arrangement of spheres within a lattice to form a view of the structure and complexity of crystalline materials.
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Crystal Structure: Closest Packing
Closest packing refers to the most efficient way to arrange atoms in a crystalline unit cells.
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Determining Atomic Structures by X-Ray Crystallography
X-ray crystallography is a method of determining the arrangement of atoms within molecules.