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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

Setting
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x = 0.10, y = 0.17, z = 0.08

Unit 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

SiteElementWyckoffMultiplicityxyz
Sn4Sn3a30.00000.00000.0000
K2K6c60.00000.00000.2872
H1H18f180.86870.20930.4573
O3O18f180.75370.12810.4241

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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