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If a is the length of the side of a cube, the distance between the body centred atom and one corner atom in the cube will be:

A

`4/sqrt(3) a`

B

`sqrt(3)/4 a`

C

`sqrt(3)/2 a`

D

`2/sqrt(3) a`

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The correct Answer is:
C
It is half of the body diagonal and is given as `=sqrt(3)/2 a`
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