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Crystal structure: Hexagonal

The hexagonal unit cell (HEX) describes a hexagonal prism with one atom at each corner. It includes all point groups with a six-fold rotation or rotation inversion axis.

Hydrogencolorless gas (H₂)

Carbonblack, metallic-looking (graphite); clear (diamond)

Nitrogencolorless gas, liquid or solid

34Se

Seleniumgrey metallic-looking, red, and vitreous black allotropes

52Te

Telluriumsilvery lustrous gray (crystalline); brown-black powder (amorphous)

H He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn Fr Ra Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og

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Hexagonal Hexagonal close-packed Body-centered cubic Rhombohedral Simple cubic Face-centered cubic Diamond structure Orthorhombic Tetragonal Double hexagonal close-packed Monoclinic