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Percentage of free space in cubic in a body- centred cubic unit cell is .

A

`34%`

B

`28%`

C

`30%`

D

`32%`

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The correct Answer is:
D
For body centred cubic unit cell, the packing fraction is `0.68` or it is 68 percent. Therefore, free space is 32 percent
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