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ALL MOLECULAR GRAPHICS: metals: cadmium: Cd: atomic arrangement (crystal structure)
(above) cadmium atoms arranged in a hexagonal close packed pattern
Cadmium: metal whose atoms are arranged in closely packed hexagonal layers. First and third layers are in line with each other. This gives what is known as a hexagonal close packing. However, in cadmium, the Cd-Cd bonds are of two different lengths, making the hcp unit cell relatively taller than an ideal hcp. Consequently, the cadmium atoms are drawn as ovoids.
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