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Calculate packing efficiency of unit cell in which atoms are present at corner as well as at edge centre

siddharth gubrele , 8 Years ago
Grade 12
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Vikas TU
Number of atoms that is z = (8*1/8 + 12*1/4) => 4
Volume of unit cell => a^3
and the relation in radii of the atom and the lattice would be => 
2r = a/2
or
a = 4r
P.F. => z*(4*pi*r^3)/3*Vu.c.
       => (4*4*3.14*r^3)/(3*64*r^3)
       =>3.14/12
        => 0.261
 or
26.1%
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