Scientists Discover a New Cousin of Diamond That Was Thought To Exist Only in Theory #Science #Chemistry #MaterialsChemistry #diamondiyne #newcarbon #crystalstructure #graphitecousins #theoreticalchemistry
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@purescience.newsScientists Discover a New Cousin of Diamond That Was Thought To Exist Only in Theory #Science #Chemistry #MaterialsChemistry #diamondiyne #newcarbon #crystalstructure #graphitecousins #theoreticalchemistry
@maticlozinsek.bsky.socialXeF₂ meets the alkali metals!
In our new Inorg. Chem. paper we report the first example of XeF₂ coordination to K⁺ and a rare Na⁺ complex, alongside the homoleptic [Li(XeF₂)₆]⁺ coordination.
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@hydromo.bsky.socialFluorite (CaF₂) — colorful cubic crystals. Spinning CaF₂ lattice (Fm-3m).
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@hydromo.bsky.socialHalite (NaCl) — rock salt. Spinning cubic NaCl lattice (Fm-3m).
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@hydromo.bsky.socialPyrite (FeS₂) — cubic lattice / “fool’s gold.” Face-centered Fe with S–S dumbbells → cubes & pyritohedra. Brassy, metallic, Mohs ~6–6.5.
CIF structure still.
