An element with density 10gcm−3 forms a cubic unit cell with edge length of 3×10−8 cm. What is the nature of the cubic unit cell if the atomic mass of the element is 81gmol−1?
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Solution
Z=ρ×a3×N0M
=10gcm−3×(3×10−8cm)3(6.023×1023mol−1)81gmol−1=2
Hence, the element has body centred cubic unit cell.