Subject 2: Polyhedron Linkages

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About Subject 2

Polyhedra are often used as building blocks for making up structures, but they can be connected in a variety of ways. The way in which two polyhedra are connected determines what each atoms' coordination environment will look like. Subject 2 will serve as an introduction into the main ways polyhedra can be connected.

Intro to Structures

1. Polyhedra 2. Linkages 2.1 Isolated 2.2 Vertex-Sharing 2.3 Edge-Sharing 2.4 Face-Sharing 2.5 Interpenetrating 3. Nets 4. Structure Types

Crystallography

1. Bravais Lattices

Bonding

1. Van Arkel - Ketelaar Triangle