Copper crystallises in a face-centred cubic lattice with a unit cell length of 361 pm. What is the radius of copper atom in pm?
- 157
- 181
- 108
- 128
Answer
(4) 128
Solution
In an fcc unit cell, the atoms touch along the face diagonal.
⇒ 2a = 4r
⇒ r = a2 2 = 3612 1.414
128 pm
Answer: (4)