Answer to Question #291271 in General Chemistry for jake

Question

Compare and contrast the 7 crystal system.

Answer 1

In total there are seven crystal systems: triclinic, monoclinic, orthorhombic, tetragonal, trigonal, hexagonal, and cubic.

The edge lengths of a crystal are represented by the letters a, b, and c. The angles at which the faces intersect are represented by the Greek letters α, β, and γ. Each of the seven crystal systems differ in terms of the angles between the faces, and in the number of edges of equal length on each face.