The volume occupied by atoms in a simple cubic unit cell is `: ( `edge length `=a)`

Options

A. `a^(3)`
B. `(4pia^(3))/(3)`
C. `(pia^(3))/(6)`
D. `(sqrt(3)pi)/(8)`

Answer

3

Explanation

In simple cubic `a=2r`
volume `=(4)/(2)pi r^(3)=(4)/(3)pi((a)/(2))^(3)=(1)/(6)pi a^(3)`