atom has definitions from the fields of chemistry,physics
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[ noun ] (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

Under this assumption the space group must be **f and the following are the positions of the atoms in the unit_cell .

These data lead to a structure in which sheets of Cr atoms lie between two sheets of O atoms .

These data lead to a structure in which sheets of Cr atoms lie between two sheets of O atoms .

The O atoms in each sheet are close_packed and each Cr atom is surrounded by a distorted octahedron of O atoms .

The O atoms in each sheet are close_packed and each Cr atom is surrounded by a distorted octahedron of O atoms .

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[ noun ] (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
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