What is the unit cell?

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asked Jul 16, 2022 in Chemistry by Doubtly (98.9k points)
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What is the unit cell?

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answered Jul 16, 2022 by Doubtly (98.9k points)
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Unit cell : It is the smallest repeating structural unit of a crystalline solid (or crystal lattice) which when repeated in different directions produces the crystalline solid (lattice).

The crystal is considered to consist of an inﬁnite number of unit cells.
The unit cell possesses all the characteristics of the crystalline solid.

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