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This website displays interactive models of the unit cell contents of simple cubic, body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, and hexagonal close-packed structures, in addition to several simple ionic compounds. Relationships between the close-packed atomic layers, the unit cell contents, and the structures of related ionic materials are highlighted.
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We combine this with an activity using the ICE solid-state model kits. We also have a set of 3D-printed models of the contents of each of the different types of unit cells.
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