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CHEM 441. CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS. An introduction to the principles of x-ray crystallography. Theory of x-ray diffraction will be covered in addition to instruction on selecting, mounting, analyzing, refining and determining structures of various crystals. Students will learn to operate a bench-top x-ray instrument and become proficient with the operational and analysis software. Prerequisite: Chemistry 231. Alternate years, fall semester only, two hours.