On the Subject, History, and Present Status of Crystal Chemistry

This paper reviews the making of the subject of crystal chemistry, its brief history and present status. The evolution of the definition of crystal chemistry as a subject has passed through three stages. For each of these stages, it was postulated that the following correlations needed to be studied, respectively: (1) the correlation between the crystal’s external shape and chemical composition, (2) between the crystal’s structure and chemical composition, and (3) between the structure, chemical composition, and properties. In turn, two periods, pre-X-ray diffraction era and the era of X-ray diffraction, can be identified in the development of crystal chemistry in general. The first definition of crystal chemistry was adopted during the first period and the second and third definitions were adopted during the second period. The paper also analyzes the contributions of a number scientists, W. L. Bragg and W. H. Bragg above all, to the development of crystal chemistry as well as crystal chemistry’s connections to other sciences.

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crystal chemistry, evolution, definition, crystal structure, physicochemical properties

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GOST	Smolegovsky A. On the Subject, History, and Present Status of Crystal Chemistry // Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki – 2020. – V. 41. – 1 C. 57-68 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://vietmag.org/S020596060008426-0-1 (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020596060008426-0
MLA	Smolegovsky, Alexander "On the Subject, History, and Present Status of Crystal Chemistry." Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki 41.1 (2020):57-68. DOI: 10.31857/S020596060008426-0
APA	Smolegovsky A. (2020). On the Subject, History, and Present Status of Crystal Chemistry. Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki 41(1), pp.57-68 DOI: 10.31857/S020596060008426-0

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