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An element has a body centered cubic (bcc) structure with a cell edge of 288 pm. The atomic radius is
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Options:
  • A 24×288 pm
  • B 43×288 pm
  • C 32×288 pm
  • D 34×288 pm
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 34×288 pm
Body-centered cubic (BCC) is the name given to a type of atom arrangement found in nature. A body-centered cubic unit cell structure consists of atoms arranged in a cube where each corner of the cube shares an atom and with one atom positioned at the center.
3a=4r (for bcc lattice)
r=34×288 pm

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