Interact with online cystal structures

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Structure

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A new, free online resource could help teachers introduce and illustrate to students the structural chemistry of course favourites.

A new, free online resource could help teachers introduce and illustrate to students the structural chemistry of course favourites such as graphite, diamond, ice, sodium chloride, C60 and quartz. Hosted on the University of Cambridge department of chemistry's website, the resource offers interactive images of 22 chemicals in the solid state. 

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