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An element with molar mass 2.7×102 kg mol1 forms a cubic unit cell with edge length 405 pm. If its density is 2.7×103 kg m-3, the radius of the element is approximately .×10-12m (to the nearest integer)
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The correct answer is: 143

Density = Z×MNa×Volume

d=Z×276.02×1023×4.05×10-33

2.7=Z×276.02×1023×4.05×10-33

Z=4  ⇒fcc unit cell

For fcc 

unit cell  4r=2a

r=1.414×4054

=143.1675 pm

=143.17 pm

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