KS8016 Carbon Dioxide

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This structure occurs in most metals. The unit cell is a cube having 4 CO2 molecules. This lattice is a face-centered structure with each Co2 molecule surrounded by 12 equidistant neighbors. If the atomic radii are considered to extend until the atoms are in contact with one another, it then becomes apparent that this is a close-packed structure (cubic close packing).