Approximating atoms in an FCC crystal as hard spheres of radius r with a being the length

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Approximating atoms in an FCC crystal as hard spheres of radius r with a being the length of each side of the unit cube, what fraction of the volume of the cube (and hence the crystal) is occupied by atoms?

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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