Question

In a face centered cubic lattice, a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells?

• A. $8$
• B. $4$
• C. $2$
• D. $6$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $6$

A cubic unit cell has six faces. Therefore, in a cubic lattice irrespective of its nature, a cubic unit cell is shared equally by 6 unit cells.