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A crystal has unit cell parameters and . The crystal system is

  1. Aorthorhombic
  2. Btetragonal
  3. Chexagonal
  4. Drhombohedral

Answer: B

Two equal edges, one different edge and all right angles define the tetragonal system. Orthorhombic has three unequal edges, hexagonal has and rhombohedral has equal edges with equal non-right angles.
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