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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Number of atoms in hcp unit cell is.........!!!!!!!1

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
Answer:

7 Atoms

Explanation:

Cell of an HCP lattice is visualized as a top and bottom plane of 7 atoms, forming a regular hexagon around a central atom. In between these planes is a half- hexagon of 3 atoms.

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