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Assuming atoms of radius of 1.00 Å and atoms just touching one another, calculate the percentage of the volume taken up in a face-centered cubic unit cell by those atoms.
Ans:
AC2 = AB2 + BC2
F2 = a2 + a2 = 2a2
(4r)2 = 2a2
16r2 = 2a2
a =
Packing efficiency = x 100 = x 100
Packing efficiency = 74%
74% of the cube volume is occupied by the atoms