Solid State Question 286
Question: The intermetallic compound $ LiAg $ crystallizes in a cubic lattice in which both lithium and silver atoms have coordination number of eight. To what crystal class does the unit cell belong-
Options:
A) Simple cubic
B) Face-centred cubic
C) Body-centred cubic
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] A body-centred cubic system consists of all eight corners plus one atom at the centre of cube.