CHAPTER 3: STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALINE SOLIDS
CHAPTER 3:
CHAPTER 3:
 WHY STUDY THE STRUCTURE OF
CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS?
 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS & UNIT CELLS
 METALLIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
 DENSITY COMPUTATIONS
 CRYSTAL SYSTEMS
 POINT COORDINATES
 CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS &
CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PLANES
 LINEAR & PLANAR DENSITIES
 CLOSE-PACKED CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
 CRYSTALINE & NON-CRYSTALINE
MATERIALS
a) SINGLE CRYSTALS
b) POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS
c) ANISOTROPY
d) X-RAY DIFFRACTION:
DETERMINATION
e) OF CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
f) NONCRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
WHY STUDY THE STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS?
 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS & UNIT CELLS
 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS & UNIT CELLS
 METALLIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
 DENSITY COMPUTATIONS
 CRYSTAL SYSTEMS
 POINT COORDINATES
 CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS &
CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PLANES
 LINEAR & PLANAR DENSITIES
 CLOSE-PACKED CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
 CRYSTALINE & NON-CRYSTALINE MATERIALS
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CHAPTER 3 - The Structure of Crystalline Solids