Distinguish, differentiate, compare and explain what is the difference between Unit cell and Primitive cell. Comparison and Differences.
Differences between Unit cell and Primitive cell
| S.No. | Unit Cell | Primitive Cell |
| 1 | Unit cell is the smallest fundamental building block with all the characteristics & the repetition of which forms the entire crystal. | It is the smallest building block, the repetition of which in three dimensions fills the entire space and it is equivalent to one lattice point. |
| 2 | It is the basic structure unit. | It has the smallest volume containing one lattice point. |
| 3 | The lattice is made up of the repetition of unit cell. | It is also unit cell which contain one lattice point only at the corners. |
| 4 | In three dimension a unit cell may be a cube formed by the fundamental translation vectors a, b, c. | The axial lengths a,b,c will be minimum and they are called primitives. |
| 5 | All unit cells are primitive cells. | All primitive may be or not unit cells. |
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Unit cell vs Primitive cell
Differences between Primitive cell vs Unit cell
