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Title: lattice type of cupric oxide?
Post by: Timothy on March 06, 2010, 01:44:50 PM

Does any body know the lattice type for cupric oxide (CO).
Thanks

Title: Re: lattice type of cupric oxide?
Post by: cth on March 06, 2010, 03:22:51 PM

CuO has the same connectivity than PtS (platinum sulfide): Square planar metal centres linked by tetrahedral chalcogen atoms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CuO
http://www.webelements.com/compounds/platinum/platinum_sulphide.html