Thorium

Thorium: crystal structure

• Space group: Fm-3m (Space group number: 225)
• Structure: ccp (cubic close-packed)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 508.42 pm
  • b: 508.42 pm
  • c: 508.42 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

You may view the structure of thorium:

• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

References

D. S. Evans, and G. V. Raynor, J. Nucl. Mater., 1959, 101, 281.

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