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Assertion :Face centered cubic cell has 4 atoms per unit cell. Reason: In fcc unit cell, there are 8 atoms at the corners and 6 atoms at face centers.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

In fcc unit cell, 8 atoms are present at the corners and 6 atoms are present at the face centres of the cube. So, the effective number of atoms =12×8+12+6=1+3=4

(Since the contribution of atom at the corner is 18 and contribution of atom at face centre is 12 per unit cell)

Thus, Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

Hence, the correct option is A


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