S-ECHE001L- Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory

Module 8: Crystal Structure

Enabling Assessment Worksheet on Crystal Structure

Name Date
Professor CYS
Points 35 points Time Allotment 60 minutes Score

A. Unit Cell and Crystal Characteristics (15 points)

Complete the table below based on the given unit cell models given:

Simple Cubic Unit Cell

Face Centered Unit Cell Body Centered Unit Cell

The volume of sphere is 4/3 (∏) r 3 and the radius of each atom is 1.0 cm. (1 cm 3≈ 1 mL).
Assume that all the above solids are of the same material having a molar mass =26.98 g/mol. ).
Calculate the following: number of atoms (spheres) inside the unit cell, total volume of spheres
inside the unit cell, volume of the unit cell and the % of space occupied in the unit cell using the
equation:

# of atoms Vspheres Vcell % occupied Density

(g/mL)

SC

FCC

BCC

Based on the calculated density, what is the most probable lattice type of the material?
_________________Why? __________________________________________________
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Module 8: Crystal Structure

B. Crystallographic Planes and Directions (20 points)

Determine the Miller Indices of each of the following based on the axes intercepts given.
Take a screen shot of the figure generated using the Miller Indices simulator from this website:
https://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/tlplib/miller_indices/lattice_draw.php and paste on 1st column.
X (a) Y(b) Z(c)

Intercept on axes ∞ ∞ 1

reciprocal

Miller Indices

X (a) Y(b) Z(c)

Intercept on axes 1/2 1 1/3

reciprocal

Miller Indices

X (a) Y(b) Z(c)

Intercept on axes -1/2 ∞ ∞

reciprocal

Miller Indices

X (a) Y(b) Z(c)

Intercept on axes -1/2 ∞ -1

reciprocal

Miller Indices

X (a) Y(b) Z(c)

Intercept on axes 1 1/2 1

reciprocal

Miller Indices