Solid State Question 290

Question: Copper crystallises in fee with a unit length of 361pm. What is the radius of copper atom-

Options:

A) 157pm

B) 128pm

C) 108pm

D) 181pm

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] For fcc, $ r=\frac{\sqrt{2}a}{4}=\frac{a}{2\sqrt{2}}=0.3535a $ given $ a=361pm $

$ r=0.3535\times 361=128pm $