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Can this XRD pattern be used to determine the shape of these particles? Explain your answer. (Hint: think about the multiplicity of planes in the cubic structure, compared to the hexagonal lattice for ZnO in the previous problem, and the fact that these are randomly oriented crystallites).

          Can this XRD pattern be used to determine the shape of these particles? Explain your
answer. (Hint: think about the multiplicity of planes in the cubic structure, compared to the
hexagonal lattice for ZnO in the previous problem, and the fact that these are randomly
oriented crystallites).

Can this XRD pattern be used to determine the shape of these particles? Explain your
answer. (Hint: think about the multiplicity of planes in the cubic structure, compared to the
hexagonal lattice for ZnO in the previous problem, and the fact that these are randomly
oriented crystallites).

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Can this XRD pattern be used to determine the shape of these particles? Explain your answer. (Hint: think about the multiplicity of planes in the cubic structure, compared to the hexagonal lattice for ZnO in the previous problem, and the fact that these are randomly oriented crystallites). Intensity (a.u.) 20 30 40 50 60 20 (deg) Fig. 2. XRD patterns of (a) CeO2 nanoparticles and (b) CeO2 nanorods