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Number of types of orthorhombic unit cell is ___________.
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4
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Solution
Number of types of orthorhombic unit cell is 4.
Four types of orthorhombic unit cell are:
1. Primitive or simple orthorhombic
2. Body centred orthorhombic
3. End centred orthorhombic
4. Face centred orthorhombic
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