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The Solid State

Question
CBSEENCH12005585

An element crystallises in fcc structure with an edge of 200 pm. Calculate density if 200 g of this element contains 24 x 1023 atoms. 

Solution

we have 
edge length =200Pm
volume of the unit = ( 200 x10-10 cm)3
                         = 8 x10-24 cm-3

In a FCC unit cell there are four atoms per unit cell.therefore  mass of unit cell  =200 x 424 x1023 =33.3 x10-23gDensity  =mass of unit cell volume of unit cell =33.3 x10-23g8 x10-24cm3  =41.6 g cm-3

density = 41.6 g cm-3.