513.001 Molecular and Solid State Physics

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NaCl - Exam 30 January 2009

The Bravais lattice for NaCl is fcc.

(a) Is NaCl piezoelectric? Why or why not?

(b) The thermal conductivity tensor relates the temperature gradient (a vector) to the thermal current vector. What can you say about the thermal conductivity tensor of NaCl?