Blue-tinted SEM of vitamin C crystals

Credit: DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of crystals of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Vitamin C has a monoclinic crystal structure, characterised by three unequal axes, one pair of which are not at right angles. Magnification: x15 at 35mm size. Blue tint. Original is BW A612/01M. Reference: MICROCOSMOS, figure 7.18, page 136.

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Keywords: ascorbic acid, biochemical, biochemistry, chemical, chemistry, compound, compounds, crystal, crystals, monoclinic crystal structure, vitamin c

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