The metalloid polonium crystallizes in a primitive cubic structure, with an atom at each corner of a

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The metalloid polonium crystallizes in a primitive cubic structure, with an atom at each corner of a cubic unit cell. The atomic radius of polonium is 167 pm. Sketch the unit cell and determine

(a) The number of atoms per unit cell;

(b) The coordination number of an atom of polonium;

(c) The length of the side of the unit cell.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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