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    Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminum oxide that is the rock-forming mineral known as ruby or sapphire depending on its color. It contains traces of titanium, vanadium, and chromium which determine its natural color that can vary. Corundum has a hexagonal closest packed structure where oxygen anions form the HCP lattice and aluminum cations occupy two-thirds of the octahedral voids. Its general chemical formula is calculated to be Al2O3 based on the number of anions, tetrahedral voids, and octahedral voids in its unit cell.

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    Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminum oxide that is the rock-forming mineral known as ruby or sapphire depending on its color. It contains traces of titanium, vanadium, and chromium which determine its natural color that can vary. Corundum has a hexagonal closest packed structure where oxygen anions form the HCP lattice and aluminum cations occupy two-thirds of the octahedral voids. Its general chemical formula is calculated to be Al2O3 based on the number of anions, tetrahedral voids, and octahedral voids in its unit cell.

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    Corundum: Presented by Megha.M.R Integrated MSC

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    Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminum oxide that is the rock-forming mineral known as ruby or sapphire depending on its color. It contains traces of titanium, vanadium, and chromium which determine its natural color that can vary. Corundum has a hexagonal closest packed structure where oxygen anions form the HCP lattice and aluminum cations occupy two-thirds of the octahedral voids. Its general chemical formula is calculated to be Al2O3 based on the number of anions, tetrahedral voids, and octahedral voids in its unit cell.

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    CORUNDUM

    PRESENTED BY MEGHA.M.R
    INTEGRATED MSC

    02/06/2022 1
    CORUNDUM
    • CHRYSTALLINE FORM
    • ALUMUNIUM OXIDE
    • CONTAINS TRACES OF TITANIUM,VANADIUM AND CHROMIUM.
    • ROCK FORMING MINERAL
    • NATURAL TRANSPARENT MATERIAL
    • COLOUR –VARIES –TRANSITION METAL IMPURITIES

    02/06/2022 2
    STRUCTURE OF CORUNDUM (Al2O3)
    • O2-(Anions) form the HCP and cations Al3+ are present two thirds of the
    octahedral voids.

    02/06/2022 3
    CALCULATION OF GENERAL
    FORMULA
    • Zeff for o2- in HCP =6/Unit cell
    • Number of tetrahedral voids =12/unit cell
    • Number of octahedral voids =6/unit cell
    • Number of Al3+=2/3*Octahedral voids
    • =2/3*6
    • =4
    Al4O6 Al2O3

    02/06/2022 4
    REFERENCE
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corundum

    02/06/2022 5
    THANK YOU

    02/06/2022 6

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