Molybdenum: crystal structures

₄₂Mo

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• Space group: Im-3m
• Space group number: 229
• Structure: bcc (body-centred cubic)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 314.7 pm
  • b: 314.7 pm
  • c: 314.7 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

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References

R. G. Ross and W. Hume-Rothery, J. Less-Common Metals, 1963, 5, 258.