MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

ChemistryThe Solid StateMHT CET 2024

Not in JEE Main or NEET syllabus

What type of unit cell from following is common to all seven types of crystal systems ?

Answer: (A)

Solution

The seven crystal systems (cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, rhombohedral, hexagonal, monoclinic, triclinic) together have 14 Bravais lattices. Every crystal system has a primitive (simple) unit cell, with lattice points only at the corners, so the simple unit cell is common

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