... in the electron-density maps. The higher the resolution, that is, the smaller the d spacing, the better, because there are more independent reflec-tions available to define the structure. The ... shape and sym-metry of the cell define the directions of the diffractedbeams, and the locations of all atoms in the cell definetheir intensities. The larger the unit cell, the more dif-fracted ... direction,and therefore the intensity of each diffracted ray,depends on the constellation of all atoms within the unit cell. In other words, the crystal structure isencoded in the diffracted X-rays – the...