The document discusses unit cells in crystals. It defines a unit cell as the smallest repeating unit that generates the entire crystal structure when translated in three dimensions. There are two main types of unit cells - primitive and centered. Primitive unit cells contain atoms only at the corners, while centered unit cells contain atoms at both corners and other positions like faces or body centers. Several examples are provided to demonstrate how to determine the chemical formula of compounds based on the arrangement of atoms within the unit cell.