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What is crystal engineering?
What is crystal engineering?
- The analysis of crystal growth patterns
- The design and synthesis of solid-state structures with desired properties through deliberate control of intermolecular interactions (correct)
- The study of crystal lattice defects
- The study of crystallography and mineral formation
Which engineering strategies are currently in use in crystal engineering?
Which engineering strategies are currently in use in crystal engineering?
- Ionic and covalent bonding
- Metallic and van der Waals bonding
- Polar and nonpolar bonding
- Hydrogen- and halogen bonding and coordination bonding (correct)
Who is credited with the initial use of the term 'crystal engineering'?
Who is credited with the initial use of the term 'crystal engineering'?
- Gautam Desiraju
- Gerhard Schmidt
- No single individual is credited
- R. Pepinsky (correct)
What did Gerhard Schmidt contribute to the field of crystal engineering?
What did Gerhard Schmidt contribute to the field of crystal engineering?
How did Gautam Desiraju define crystal engineering in 1988?
How did Gautam Desiraju define crystal engineering in 1988?
What is the smallest group of particles in a material that constitutes the repeating pattern of a crystal structure?
What is the smallest group of particles in a material that constitutes the repeating pattern of a crystal structure?
What defines the nodes of the Bravais lattice in a crystal structure?
What defines the nodes of the Bravais lattice in a crystal structure?
What are the lengths of the principal axes, or edges, of the unit cell in a crystal structure called?
What are the lengths of the principal axes, or edges, of the unit cell in a crystal structure called?
How are the symmetry properties of the crystal described in crystallography?
How are the symmetry properties of the crystal described in crystallography?
What is the repetitive translation of the unit cell along its principal axes responsible for building up in a crystal structure?
What is the repetitive translation of the unit cell along its principal axes responsible for building up in a crystal structure?
