Similarly, what is d in Bragg's law?
1- The d is distance of bond (covalent or electrostatic) between two atoms which are located in adjacent bragg's planes and is in angstrom range. 2- The d is distance of two corresponding atoms of two molecule in a unit cell or in two adjacent unit cells which are located in adjacent bragg's planes.
One may also ask, what is the equation of Bragg's Law? But, from geometry, CB and BD are equal to each other and to the distance d times the sine of the reflected angle θ, or d sin θ. Thus, nλ = 2d sin θ, which is the Bragg law.
Then, what is the d-spacing?
The d-spacing or the lattice spacing or inter-atomic spacing is the distance between the parallel planes of atoms. It is the minimum distance between two planes.The d-spacing or the lattice spacing or inter-atomic spacing is the distance between the parallel planes of atoms. It is the minimum distance between two planes.
WHY IS D-spacing important?
Associated with each plane is its d-spacing. This is the distance between successive, parallel planes of atoms. Lattice planes are very important in that they can act as diffraction gratings to radiation that has a wavelength comparable in size to the spacing between planes.