Number of Atoms in a Unit Cell

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Number of Atoms in a Unit Cell: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Number of Effective Atoms in Simple Cubic Lattice, Number of Effective Atoms in Face-Centered Cubic Lattice and, Number of Effective Atoms in Body-Centered Cubic Lattice

Important Questions on Number of Atoms in a Unit Cell

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ABCABC arrangement packing efficiency in face centred cubic lattice is 100%.

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Explain how much portion of an atom located at:

Body centre of a cubic unit cell is part of its neighbouring unit cell.

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Explain how much portion of an atom located at: 

Corner?  

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How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms? 

Face centred and body centred cubic cell. 

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How many lattice points are in unit cells of following lattice? 

Body centred. 

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How many lattice points are in unit cells of following lattice? 

Face centred tetrahedral

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An ionic compound AxBy occurs in fcc type crystal structure with B ion at the centre of each face and A ion occupying corners of the cube. Give the formula AxBy.

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A compound formed by elements A and B crystallizes in the cubic where A atoms are at the corners of the cube and B are at the face centres. The formula of compound is :

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Give the number of lattice points in one unit cell of the crystal structures.

Face centered tetragonal

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Give the number of lattice points in one unit cell of the crystal structures.

Body centered cubic

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Give the number of lattice points in one unit cell of the crystal structures.

Face centered cubic

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Give the number of lattice points in one unit cell of the crystal structures.

Simple cubic

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An atom at the corner of a simple cubic cell is shared by 

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A crystal is formed by two elements X and Y in cubic structure. X atoms are at the corners of a cube while Y atoms are at the face centre. The formula of the compound will be

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The number of unit cells present in 39g of potassium if it crystallizes as body centred cube is ( N= Avogadro number, At. Wt. of potassium = 39g/mol )

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An ionic compound has a unit cell consisting of A ions at the corners of a cube B ions on the centres of the faces of the cube but one axis of faces are missing. The empirical formula for this compound would be

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A compound formed by elements A and B crystallize in a cubic structure, where atoms of A are at the corners of a cube and atoms of B are at the face centre of a cube. What is the formula of the compound formed?

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A compound is formed by elements A and B. This crystallizes in the cubic structure where the A atoms are at the corners of the cube and B atoms are at the body centres. The simplest formula of the compound is

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A solid compound contains X, Y and Z atoms in a cubic lattice with X atoms occupying the corners, Y atoms in the body centred positions and Z atoms at the centre of the faces of the unit cell. What is the empirical formula of the compound ?

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The packing fraction of the element that crystallizes in simple cubic arrangement is -