What is the type of unit cell of diamond? Plz explain it!
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It is ZnS type
It has Carbon atoms at each corner and also at alternate tetrahedral void
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Total no. of atoms being in a diamond cubic unit cell is 1 + 3 + 4 = 8. After each carbon atom is envelope by four more carbon atoms, the coordination number is 4. The diamond unit cell is the F.C.C type with four additional C atoms tetrahedrally bonded.
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Thanks for it but i was asking for the type of structure means which structure is similar to that of the structure of diamond!
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