Figure 5
Comparison of (a) homeotypic (NH4)(H2AsO4)(H3AsO4) with (b) Rb(H2AsO4)(H3AsO4) (Naili & Mhiri, 2001). A shift (arrows in figure) of As1 in the b direction leads to a compression of the whole structure along c, and results in a change of the hydrogen-bonding network. Hydrogen bonds connecting As2O4 tetrahedra along b are lost in (NH4)(H2AsO4)(H3AsO4), but new hydrogen bonds now connect As1O4 and As2O4 along c. |