This article provides plans for the construction of a student-interactive cubic unit cell model kit. Plans allow for the kit to be constructed on any scale. The kit is used in classroom activites or by students working alone or in small groups to construct the entire family of cubic lattices.
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Citation
Mattson, Bruce. J. Chem. Educ.2000 77 622.
Keywords
Coordination Chemistry; Crystallography / Crystal Growth; Descriptive Chemistry; General Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Solid-State Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids
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