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Body centered cubic structure. It is sometimes called A2 type structure. Space groupe is Im3m. Elements which have this structure are a-Fe, Li, Na, K, V and W. |
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Face centered cubic structure. It is sometimes called A1 type structure. Space group is Fm3m. Elements which have this structure are Ag, Al, Au, Cu, g-Fe, Ni and Co. |
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Hexagonal closed packed structure. It is sometimes called A3 type structure. Space group is P 63/mmc. Elements which have this structure are Cd, Mg and Zn. |
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Diamond structure. It is called A4 type structure. Space group is Fd3m. Elements which have this structure are C(diamond), Si and Ge. |
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Graphite structure. It is called A9 type structure. Although a graphite consists of C atoms as well as diamond, it has layered structure and is not hard enough. |