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Calculate the number of atoms in a cubic unit cell having one atom on each corner and one atom on each body diagonal

A

2

B

3

C

4

D

5

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The correct Answer is:
d
No. of atoms from 8 corner `= (1)/( 8) xx8 = 1 `
No. of atoms from 4 body diagonals `= 1 xx 4 = 4`
`:.` Total no. of atoms per unit cell = 5
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