• Question: what is crystallography

    Asked by anon-184933 to Callum on 5 Nov 2018. This question was also asked by anon-185028.
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      Callum McHugh answered on 5 Nov 2018:

      In crystallography we use the interaction of X-rays with materials to tell us something about the structure of the material and the way it is organised. In this way we can build up a picture of how the structure of a material might affect its properties.

      For example, this could be its colour, the way it conducts electricity or its solubility…

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