Engineering Physics 3 min read
Unit Cells: Determining the Unit Cell of a Crystal
Atoms on the corners, edges, and faces of a unit cell are shared by more than one unit cell, as…
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Engineering Physics 2 min read
Unit Cells: Measuring the Distance Between Particles
Nickel is one of the metals that crystallize in a cubic closest-packed structure. When you consider that a nickel atom…
Engineering Physics 4 min read
Unit Cells: NaCl and ZnS
NaCl should crystallize in a cubic closest-packed array of Cl– ions with Na+ ions in the octahedral holes between planes of Cl– ions. We…
Engineering Physics 2 min read
Unit Cells: A Three-Dimensional Graph
The lattice points in a cubic unit cell can be described in terms of a three-dimensional graph. Because all three…
Engineering Physics 4 min read
Unit Cells
The Simplest Repeating Unit in a Crystal A Three-Dimensional Graph NaCl and ZnS Measuring the Distance Between Particles Determining the Unit Cell…
Engineering Physics 1 min read
Properties of Crystalline and Non crystalline Solids
Geometrical Shape Crystalline Solids: Crystalline solids have a well-defined geometrical shape due to the regular arrangement of unit cells. Noncrystalline Solids: Non-crystalline solids…
Engineering Physics 2 min read
Difference Between Crystalline and Non crystalline Solids
Crystalline Solids and Non-crystalline Solids are the two main categories of solids that show some difference between them in terms of…
Engineering Mechanics 1 min read
Simple Pendulum
A simple pendulum, in its simplest form, consists of a heavy bob suspended at the end of a light inextensible…
Engineering Mechanics 1 min read
Varignon’s Principle of Moments
Varignon’s Principle of Moments (or Law of Moments) It states that if a number of coplanar forces acting on a particle…
Engineering Mechanics 2 min read
Superelevation | Angle of Inclination
Definition and formula of Superelevation and Angle of Inclination in Roadway and Highway (or railway). Whenever a roadway (or railway) is laid…