Augmented triangular prism

Augmented triangular prism
Type	Johnson J48 – J49 – J50
Faces	6 triangles 2 squares
Edges	13
Vertices	7
Vertex configuration	${\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}&2\times (3\times 4^{2})\,+\\&1\times (3^{4})\,+\\&4\times (3^{3}\times 4)\end{aligned}}}$
Symmetry group	${\displaystyle C_{2\mathrm {v} }}$
Properties	convex
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In geometry, the augmented triangular prism is a polyhedron constructed by attaching an equilateral square pyramid onto the square face of a triangular prism. As a result, it is an example of Johnson solid. It can be visualized as the chemical compound, known as capped trigonal prismatic molecular geometry.

Construction

The augmented triangular prism can be constructed from a triangular prism by attaching an equilateral square pyramid to one of its square faces, a process known as augmentation. ^[1] This square pyramid covers the square face of the prism, so the resulting polyhedron has 6 equilateral triangles and 2 squares as its faces. ^[2] A convex polyhedron in which all faces are regular is Johnson solid, and the augmented triangular prism is among them, enumerated as 49th Johnson solid ${\displaystyle J_{49}}$. ^[3]

Properties

An augmented triangular prism with edge length ${\displaystyle a}$ has a surface area, calculated by adding six equilateral triangles and two squares' area: ^[2]

$${\displaystyle {\frac {4+3{\sqrt {3}}}{2}}a^{2}\approx 4.598a^{2}.}$$

Its volume can be obtained by slicing it into a regular triangular prism and an equilateral square pyramid, and adding their volume subsequently: ^[2]

$${\displaystyle {\frac {2{\sqrt {2}}+3{\sqrt {3}}}{12}}a^{3}\approx 0.669a^{3}.}$$

It has three-dimensional symmetry group of the cyclic group ${\displaystyle C_{2\mathrm {v} }}$ of order 4. Its dihedral angle can be calculated by adding the angle of an equilateral square pyramid and a regular triangular prism. The dihedral angle of an equilateral square pyramid between two adjacent triangular faces is ${\textstyle \arccos \left(-1/3\right)\approx 109.5^{\circ }}$, and that between a triangular face and its base is ${\textstyle \arctan \left({\sqrt {2}}\right)\approx 54.7^{\circ }}$. The dihedral angle of a triangular prism between two adjacent square faces is the internal angle of an equilateral triangle ${\textstyle \pi /3=60^{\circ }}$, and that between square-to-triangle is ${\textstyle \pi /2=90^{\circ }}$. Therefore, the dihedral angle of the augmented triangular prism between square-to-triangle and triangle-to-triangle on the edge where both square pyramid and triangular prism are attached is, respectively: ^[4]

$${\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\frac {\pi }{3}}+\arccos \left(-{\frac {1}{3}}\right)&\approx 104.5^{\circ },\\{\frac {\pi }{2}}+\arccos \left(-{\frac {1}{3}}\right)&\approx 144.5^{\circ }.\end{aligned}}}$$

Application

In the geometry of chemical compounds, a polyhedron may commonly visualize an atom cluster surrounding a central atom. The capped trigonal prismatic molecular geometry describes clusters for which this polyhedron is an augmented triangular prism. ^[5] An example of such compound is the potassium heptafluorotantalate. ^[6]

See also

• Biaugmented triangular prism — the 50th Johnson solid, constructed by attaching a triangular prism with two equilateral square pyramids.
• Triaugmented triangular prism — the 51st Johnson solid, constructed by attaching a triangular prism with three equilateral square pyramids.

References

1. Rajwade, A. R. (2001). Convex Polyhedra with Regularity Conditions and Hilbert's Third Problem. Texts and Readings in Mathematics. Hindustan Book Agency. p. 84–89. doi:10.1007/978-93-86279-06-4. ISBN   978-93-86279-06-4.
2. Berman, Martin (1971). "Regular-faced convex polyhedra". Journal of the Franklin Institute. 291 (5): 329–352. doi:10.1016/0016-0032(71)90071-8. MR   0290245.
3. Francis, Darryl (August 2013). "Johnson solids & their acronyms". Word Ways. 46 (3): 177.
4. Johnson, Norman W. (1966). "Convex polyhedra with regular faces". Canadian Journal of Mathematics . 18: 169–200. doi: 10.4153/cjm-1966-021-8 . MR   0185507. S2CID   122006114. Zbl   0132.14603.
5. Hoffmann, Roald; Beier, Barbara F.; Muetterties, Earl L.; Rossi, Angelo R. (1977). "Seven-coordination. A molecular orbital exploration of structure, stereochemistry, and reaction dynamics". Inorganic Chemistry . 16 (3): 511–522. doi:10.1021/ic50169a002.
6. Kaupp, Martin (2001). ""Non-VSEPR" Structures and Bonding in d(0) Systems". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 40 (1): 3534–3565. doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20011001)40:19<3534::AID-ANIE3534>3.0.CO;2-#. PMID   11592184.

External links

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Johnson Solid". MathWorld .
  • Weisstein, Eric W. "Augmented triangular prism". MathWorld .