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Title: presentation crystallography
Post by: Plumbum on September 30, 2015, 10:24:25 AM

hey guys

i have to present the topic crystallography in class and it is my very first presentation. It should be around 20 to 25 minutes. So I was wondering if anyone here could help me with the structure and to determine the structure cuz I have absolutely no idea what is very important what I have to mention and what I can leave out and most important how to structure the whole presentation.

Any suggestions?

thank you :)

Title: Re: presentation crystallography
Post by: AWK on September 30, 2015, 11:07:18 AM

Chemistry and crystallography are interlinked. I suggests challenging problems of chemistry solved by crystallography:
1. Ionic compounds and electrolysis - Bragss structure of NaCl and KCl
2. Tetrahedral carbon - Vant Hoff and structure of diamond - Kathleen Lonsdale
3. Structure of benzene - Kekule and works of Lonsdale on hexamethylbenzene and hexachlorobenzene.
and finally something more advanced eg penicyllin and vitamin B12 - Doroty Hodgkin.

Title: Re: presentation crystallography
Post by: Plumbum on September 30, 2015, 12:06:02 PM

I shoulgnt go too deep its the "simple" basics of crystallography