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K₂Sn(OH)₆ (H6₂)
Trigonal · space group R-3 (No. 148) · Pearson hR15 · Strukturbericht H62
Symmetry elements and Wyckoff positions (interactive)
K₂Sn(OH)₆ (H6₂) in R-3
SettingUnit cell
- Lattice constants
- a = 6.541 Å, b = 6.541 Å, c = 12.813 Å; α = 90.00°, β = 90.00°, γ = 120.00°
- Cell volume
- 474.8 ų
- Atoms in the conventional cell
- 45 (Sn 3, K 6, H 18, O 18)
- Formula units Z
- 3
- Pearson symbol
- hR15 — hexagonal / trigonal, rhombohedral lattice, 15 atoms per conventional cell
- Symmetry operations
- 18 per cell
Crystallographic sites
| Site | Element | Wyckoff | Multiplicity | x | y | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sn4 | Sn | 3a | 3 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| K2 | K | 6c | 6 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.2872 |
| H1 | H | 18f | 18 | 0.8687 | 0.2093 | 0.4573 |
| O3 | O | 18f | 18 | 0.7537 | 0.1281 | 0.4241 |
The multiplicity and the Wyckoff letter say how many copies of the site the group makes in one cell and on which kind of symmetry element the site sits; the 45 atoms drawn above are these sites multiplied by all 18 operations. Press Wyckoff under Colour to see the sites, and tick a symmetry element on the left to see which atoms lie on it.
How to read the label
A6B2C6D_hR15_148_f_c_f_a-001: the stoichiometry comes first (A, B, C… are the elements in alphabetical order of their site labels), then the Pearson symbol hR15, then the space-group number 148, then the Wyckoff letters occupied by each element in turn (Sn: 3a; K: 6c; H: 18f; O: 18f). Two structures with the same label are the same arrangement with different cell parameters or coordinates.
Other compounds with this structure
K₂Pt(OH)₆, Na₂Sn(OH)₆ <!--beginning with an
Note: H6₂.
Source
Coordinates and cell from the AFLOW Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes, entry A6B2C6D_hR15_148_f_c_f_a-001 (M. J. Mehl et al., Comput. Mater. Sci. 136, S1 (2017); D. Hicks et al., ibid. 161, S1 (2019) and 199, 110450 (2021); S. Eckert et al., ibid. 240, 112988 (2024)). Symmetry elements, Wyckoff assignment and the diagram are computed on this page from the group operations.
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