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Q8) An element having atomic mass 60 has FCC unit cells .the edge length of the unit cell is 400pm .find the density of the element

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Unit-cell edge length = 400 pm = 400×10-10 cm

Volume of unit cell = (400×10-10cm)3 = 64×10-24 cm3

Mass of one atom = Atomic mass / Avogadro number ⇒ 60 / (6.023×1023)

The unit cell, contains 4 atoms, So, Number of atoms in the fcc unit cell = 4

∴ Mass of the unit cell = 4×60 / (6.023×1023)

∴ Density of unit cell = Mass of unit cell / Volume of unit cell

4 x 60 1
⇒ ----------------- x ----------
6.023× 1023 64× 1024

⇒ 6.2 gcm−3 Ans.


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