Determine the number of formula units in the unit cells below. Show specifically how many different atoms contribute and whether they contribute from a corner, face, or edge, or they are entirely contained within the unit cell.
a) CaF2 in a unit cell of fluorite
b) TiO2 in a unit cell of rutile
Corner shared contribute 1/8 th.
Face share contributes 1/2 th
Edge shared contributes 1/4 th
Inside point contributes 1 .
Name | No. of corner shared atom | No of face shared atom | no of edge shared atom | no of entire containing atom | Formula units per unit cell |
CaF2 | Ca=8,F=0 | Ca=6,F=0 | 0,0 | Ca=0,F=8 | 4 |
TiO2 | Ti=8,O=0 | Ti=0,O=4 | 0,0 | Ti=1,O=2 | 2 |
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