Hydrogen - ₁H: crystal structures

Space group: P63/mmc
Space group number: 194
Structure: hcp (hexagonal close-packed).
Cell parameters:
- a: 470 pm
- b: 470 pm
- c: 340 pm
- α: 90.000°
- β: 90.000°
- γ: 120.000°

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Hydrogen crystal structure image (ball and stick style) — Hydrogen crystal structure image (ball and stick style).

Hydrogen crystal structure image (space filling style) — Hydrogen crystal structure image (space filling style).

Each sphere in the picture is a molecule of hydrogen (H₂).

References

J. van Kranendonk and H.P. Gush, Physics Letters A, 1962, 1, 22.