In x-ray crystallography, the array of atoms in a crystal acts like a three-dimensional diffraction grating. The spacing in a solid is on the order of 10-10 m, which is on the order of the wavelength of x-rays. In other words, because x-ray wavelengths are at the angstrom level, x-rays make ideal measuring tools for the structure of substances.
In x-ray crystallography, constructive interference can be predicted by Bragg's law, allowing crystal layer spacing to be infered from the angles at which x-rays at a given wavelength bounding off different layers of the crystal experience constructive interference.
In x-ray crystallography, constructive interference can be predicted by Bragg's law, allowing crystal layer spacing to be infered from the angles at which x-rays at a given wavelength bounding off different layers of the crystal experience constructive interference.
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