Iron crystallizes in a body-centered cubic array of atoms and has a density of 7.875 g/cm 3

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Iron crystallizes in a body-centered cubic array of atoms and has a density of 7.875 g/cm3.

(a) What is the length of the edge of the unit cell?

(b) Assuming that the atoms are spheres in contact along the cube diagonal, what is the radius of an iron atom?

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Chemistry Principles And Practice

ISBN: 9780534420123

3rd Edition

Authors: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball

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