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A certain element crystallises in a bcc lattice of unit cell edge length 27 Ao. If the same element under the same conditions crystallises in the fcc lattice, the edge length of the unit cell in Ao will be __________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

[Assume each lattice point has a single atom]

[Assume 3=1.73, 2=1.41]

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The correct answer is: 33

For BCC 3a=4r

so r=34×27

for FCC  a=22r

=2×2×34×27

=32×27

=33

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