Lithium has a BCC structure. Its density is 530 kg m−3 and its atomic mass is 6.94 g mol–1. Calculate the edge length of a unit cell of Lithium metal (NA=6.02×1023 mol−1)
352 pm
d=z×Ma3×NA
z is 2 here since this is BCC.
0.53g/cm3=2×6.94(g/mol)a3×6.02×1023mol−1
a3=43.5×10−24 cm3
a=3.52×10−8 cm=352 pm