Phosphorus - ₁₅P: crystal structures

• Space group: H
• Space group number: 2
• Structure: triclinic
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 1145 pm
  • b: 550.3 pm
  • c: 1126.1 pm
  • α: 71.840°
  • β: 90.370°
  • γ: 71.560°

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References

A. Simon, H. Borrmann and H. Craubner, Phosphorus and Sulfur and the Related Elements, 1987, 30, 507.