Distinguish between

(i) Hexagonal and monoclinic unit cells
Ans: Hexagonal unit cell:
For a hexagonal unit cell

    \[\begin{array}{l} a=b \neq c \\ \text { and } \alpha=\beta= \\ y=120^{\circ} \end{array}\]

Monoclinic unit cell:
For a monoclinic cell.

    \[\begin{array}{l} a \neq b \neq c \\ a n d \alpha=y=90 \\ \beta \neq 90 \end{array}\]

(ii) Face-centered and end-centered unit cell
Ans: Face – centered unit cell
In a face-centered unit cell, the constituent particles are present at the corners and one at the centre of each face.
End-centered unit cell
An end-centered unit cell contains particles at the corners and one at the centre of any two opposite faces.