Distinguishbetween
(i)Hexagonaland monoclinic unit cells
(ii)Face-centredand end-centred unit cells.
(i) Hexagonalunit cell
Fora hexagonal unit cell,
Monoclinicunit cell
Fora monoclinic cell,
(ii) Face-centredunit cell
Ina face-centred unit cell, the constituentparticles are present at the corners and one at the centre of eachface.
End-centredunit cell
Anend-centred unit cell contains particles at the corners and one atthe centre of any two opposite faces.