What are the difference between crystal lattice and unit cell
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The crystal lattice is the symmetrical three-dimensional structural arrangements of atoms, ions or molecules (constituent particle) inside a crystalline solid as points. It can be defined as the geometrical arrangement of the atoms, ions or molecules of the crystalline solid as points in space.
UNIT CELL
Unit Cell is the smallest part (portion) of a crystal lattice. It is the simplest repeating unit in a crystal structure. The entire lattice is generated by the repetition of the unit cell in different directions.
Crystal lattice:
A regular arrangement of the constituent particles, i.e. atoms, ions or molecules of a crystal, in three-dimensional space. When the constituent particles are represented by dot (.), the periodic and systematic arrangement of these dots in three dimensions is called Crystal lattice.
Unit cell:
Smallest three-dimensional portion of a complete space lattice which when repeated over and again in different directions produces the complete space lattice. If we repeat unit cell in all dimensions, we obtain a structure of the crystal. The properties of unit cell are measured by length of edges and the angles between the edges.
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