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What is 1. Face centered unit cell 2. Body centred unit cell 3. End centered unit cell

What is
1. Face centered unit cell
2. Body centred unit cell
3. End centered unit cell

Grade:12

1 Answers

Aarti Gupta
askIITians Faculty 300 Points
9 years ago
Centered unit cells are of three types which are as follows-
1.Face-centered unit cell –This unit cell consist of one constituent particle present at the centre of each face,in addition to the ones present at its corners.
2..Body-centered unit cells – In such unit cell there is one constituent particle(atom,molecule or ion) present at its body-centre besides the ones that are at its corners.
3.End-centered unit cell – In such a unit cell, there is one constituent particle which is present at the cente of any two opposite faces besides the ones present at its corners.

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