Cadmium: crystal structure

  • Space group: P63/mmc (Space group number: 194)
  • Structure: hcp (hexagonal close-packed)
  • Cell parameters:
    • a: 297.94 pm
    • b: 297.94 pm
    • c: 561.86 pm
    • α: 90.000°
    • β: 90.000°
    • γ: 120.000°

You may view the structure of cadmium:

cadmium crystal structure image (space filling style)
cadmiumcrystal structure image (ball and stick style)

References

D. A. Edwards, W. E. Wallace, and R. S. Craig, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 5256.

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