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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 = 
 x 100
                                                          
Packing efficiency = 
 x 100 =
 x
100
Packing efficiency = 74%
74% of the cube volume is occupied by the atoms