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Aluminium crystallizes in an fcc structure. Atomic radius of the metal is 125 pm.
What is the length of the edge of the unit cell ?

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To find the length of the edge of the unit cell for aluminum, which crystallizes in a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the relationship between atomic radius and edge length in FCC:** In a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure, the relationship between the atomic radius (r) and the edge length (a) is given by the formula: \[ 4r = \sqrt{2}a ...
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    A
    354 pm, 2.254 x `10^22` unit cells
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    254 pm, 3.254 x `10^22` unit cells
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