Weblink 16.5 The structure of solid SnO

Tin atoms are coloured pale green and oxygen atoms are red. The structure is built up from SnO₄ square-based pyramidal units, whose edges are shared to form layers. Note that the tin atoms fall on either side of the layer. These layers then pack on one another in the crystal.

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