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Which of the following is the correct relationship between edge length (a) and radius of sphere (r) located in a fcc unit cell? |
r = \(\frac{a}{2\sqrt{2}}\) a = 2\(\sqrt{2}\)r a = \(\frac{4r}{\sqrt{2}}\) All of these |
All of these |
The correct answer is option 4. All of these. Face centered cubic unit cell (FCC) let the unit cell edge length be ‘a’ and face diagonal AC = b. In ∆ ABC AC2 = b2 = BC2 + AB2 = a2 + a2 = 2a2 or b = \(\sqrt{2}\)a If r is the radius of the sphere, we find b = 4r = \(\sqrt{2}\)a or a = \(\frac{4r}{\sqrt{2}}\) a = 2\(\sqrt{2}\)r we can also write, r = \(\frac{a}{2\sqrt{2}}\) |