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Calculate the number of atoms per unit cell of FCC.

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There are 8 lattice points at the corners of the cube and 6 lattice points at the face centres of the cube.
Therefore, number of particles per unit cell `=(8xx(1)/(8))+(6xx(1)/(2))=4`
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    2
    B
    1
    C
    4
    D
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    1
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