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The edge of the face-centred cubic unit cell of calcium is 556.5 pm. Calculate the radius of calcium atom.

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`d = 2r = (a)/(sqrt(2))`
`r = (a)/(2 sqrt(2)) = (556.5)/(2 xx 1.414)`
r = 196.75 pm
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