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Potassium crystallizes as a body centred cubic lattice having unit cell length a = 520 pm. (i)What is the distance between nearest neighbours ? (ii) What is the expected density of crystalline K metal ? (Given : At. wt. of K = 39 ·1) (iii) What is the ionic radius of K+ ?

Potassium crystallizes as a body centred cubic lattice having unit cell
length a = 520 pm. (i)What is the distance between nearest neighbours ?
(ii) What is the expected density of crystalline K metal ?
(Given : At. wt. of K = 39 ·1)
(iii) What is the ionic radius of K+ ?

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sizzi
27 Points
9 years ago
1)distance between nearest neighbours is equal to (1.732*520)/2= 450.52pm 3) ionic radii of k+=450.52/2=225.26pm

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