10 Questions
What is the defining characteristic of the triclinic crystal system?
None of the crystallographic angles are equal to 90 degrees
In the orthorhombic crystal system, what is the relationship between the lengths of the crystallographic axes?
None of the crystallographic axes are equal in length
Which crystal system is also known as the Isometric system?
Cubic system
What is the relationship between the crystallographic angles in the hexagonal system?
$\alpha = \beta = \gamma = 120^\circ$
What is a characteristic of the monoclinic crystal system in terms of its angles?
$\alpha = \gamma = 90^\circ$, $\beta \neq 90^\circ$
Which crystal system has all crystallographic axes being non-perpendicular?
Triclinic system
What is unique about the lengths of the crystallographic axes in the hexagonal system?
$a=c$, $a \neq b$
How many crystallographic angles are equal to 90 degrees in the orthorhombic system?
$3$
Which crystal system has three unequal crystallographic axes forming a right angle with each other?
Orthorhombic system
In which crystal system are all three crystallographic axes mutually perpendicular?
$Cubic$
Test your knowledge on crystallography system symmetry. Identify and understand crystals with three 2-fold rotation axes and three mirror planes.
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