Hexagonal Unit Cell: Composition & Analysis

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Hexagonal Unit Cell


Composition & Analysis

ANALYSIS OF HEXAGONAL UNIT CELL

Analysis Hexagonal unit cell


Rank (Z)

Effective no. of particles c


per u.c.

120o a
a
CN c

Number of nearest 120o a


neighbours a

Packing fraction (PF)

Fraction of volume of u.c.


occupied by particles

PF =

% space occupied =
% space empty =

Dr. Pallab Sarkar M.Sc , Ph.D


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Density

mass/volume of unit cell

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Dr. Pallab Sarkar M.Sc , Ph.D

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