General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 11 - States of Matter; Liquids and Solids - Questions and Problems - Page 484: 11.130

Answer

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We know that a molecular crystal has many different atomic planes that's why it reflects x rays in many directions. We can analyze the intensities and angular directions of the reflected beams to determine the exact positions of all the atoms in the unit cell.
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