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At 100oC,  copper Cu has FCC unit cell structure with cell edge length of x  . What is the approximate density of Cu (in g cm-3 ) at this temperature?

Atomic Mass of Cu=63.55 u
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Options:
  • A 105x3
  • B 205x3
  • C 422x3
  • D 211x3
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 422x3
Crystal structure is FCC, so number of atoms per unit cell N=4

Edge length =x.=x 10-8  cm3

Density ZMNAa3=4×63.56.03×1023x×10-83gm/cm3

=4×63.56.0×x3×10-1=422x3gm/cm3=422x3

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