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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

In a face centred cubic lattice a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells?

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7 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
Dear student
 
Unit cells are not shared by other unit cells. They are "CONNECTED" to other unit cells. No matter what the crystal lattice be each unit cell is always connected to 6 other unit cells. Except for hcp lattice