(a) Lithium metal undergoes a phase change at 80K (1 bar pressure) from the - to -form;...

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(a) Lithium metal undergoes a phase change at 80K (1 bar pressure) from the α- to β-form; one form is bcc and the other is a close-packed lattice. Suggest, with reasons, which form is which. What name is given to this type of structural change? 

(b) Suggest why tin buttons on nineteenth-century military uniforms crumbled in exceptionally cold winters.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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