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WE have succeeded in finding approximate positions for all the atoms of Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate tetrahydrate) in the crystal structure. The unit cell has dimensions 11.93 A. × 14.30 A. × 6.17 A. (Z = 4), and the space group is P21212. The set of general positions expressing this symmetry is and the co-ordinates of the various atoms are as follows (expressed in sixtieths of the cell edges):
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BEEVERS, C., HUGHES, W. Crystal Structure of Rochelle Salt. Nature 146, 96 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146096a0
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