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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Copper crystallizes in a face-centred cubic lattice with a unit cell length of 361 pm. What is the radius of copper atom in picometers?
A
108
B
128
C
157
D
181

Profile image of rahul roy
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of ankit singh
5 Years ago

For FCC , 2a=4r,

 
 r=42a=42×361
 
     =128 pm.
 
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
that is answer hope u undersatand