Identify the instrument used to find crystal structure from following:
Identify the instrument used to find crystal structure from following:
X-ray diffractometer
UV-Visible spectrophotometer
Scanning electron microscope
Transmission electron microscope
Solution
X-Ray Diffraction:
- It is an experimental science determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure allows the beam of incident X-rays to diffract into many specific directions.
- It is used to obtain a three-dimensional molecular structure from a crystal.
- A purified sample at high concentration is crystallized and the crystals are exposed to an x -ray beam.