Lattices
Chemistry
Level
2
How many types of primitive unit cells are there which show other variations than primitive unit cell?
The answer is 4.
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1 solution
Cubic - also shows body centred unit cell and face centred unit cell
Tetragonal - also shows body centred unit cell
Orthorhombic - The only type of primitive cell to show all 4 types i.e. primitive, body centred unit cell , face centred unit cell and end centred unit cell
Monoclinic - also shows end centred unit cell