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A metal crystallises in a face centred cubic structure. If the edge length of its unit cell is 'a' the closest approach between two atoms in metallic crystal will be

A

`2sqrt(2a)`

B

`sqrt(2a)`

C

`(a)/(sqrt(2))`

D

2a

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