Question

How can you best describe a unit cell?

Answer 1

Unit cell:

1. The unit cell is the simplest repeating configuration of a 3D lattice point.

Types:

• A unit cell is the smallest replicating component in a crystal lattice.
• Unit cells come in a variety of forms.
• Three different types of unit cells, for instance, make up the cubic crystal structure.
• They are simple cubic, face-centered, and body-centered cubic.