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In general, a unit cell is described geometrically as which solid shape?
AA cone shape
BA tetrahedron
CA parallelepiped
DA hollow sphere
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A parallelepiped
A unit cell is a parallelepiped defined by three edge lengths and three angles between them.
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