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What does Sn(alpha) mean? Does it have anything to do with Miller Indices?
What does Sn(alpha) mean? Does it have anything to do with Miller
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It's an allotrope. Tin has two phases around 'ordinary' temperatures; the 'beta' phase, or 'grey tin' is metallic tin, the 'alpha' phase, or 'white tin' is a brittle subtance that's the more stable form at cool temperatures (below 15C or so, IIRC).
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