Semiconductor Electronics Materials Devices And Simple Circuits Ques 29

29. Sodium has body centred packing. Distance between two nearest atoms is $3.7 $ $\AA$. The lattice parameter is

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(a) $4.3 $ $\AA$

(b) $3.0 $ $\AA$

(c) $8.6 $ $\AA$

(d) $6.8 $ $\AA$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 29.(a)

Solution:

  1. (a) $d=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} a$

$3.7=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} a$

$a=\frac{2 \times 3.7}{\sqrt{3}}=4.3 $ $\AA$