Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with a unit cell edge of . The radius of sodium atom is approximately:
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
In a body-centred cubic cell the atoms touch along the body diagonal, which spans four radii: . With edge Angstrom, Angstrom.
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