Solid State Question 276
Question: Edge length of a cube is 400 pm. Its body diagonal would be
Options:
A) 500 pm
B) 566 pm
C) 600 pm
D) 693 pm
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] Body diagonal [d] of a cubic crystal of edge length [a] is given by, $ d=a\sqrt{3} $ putting a = 400 pm, we get $ d=\sqrt{3}\times 400 pm = 692.8 pm\approx 693 pm. $