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In a cubic unit cell of bcc structure, the lattice points (i.e. , number of atoms) are :

A

2

B

6

C

8

D

12

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The correct Answer is:
A
Number of lattice points in a crystal structure will be
`" "n=N_(C)/8+N_(F)/2+N_(I)/1`
In bcc crystal, `N_(C)=8, N_(F)=0 and N_(I)=1`
`" "n=8/8+0/1+1/1=2`
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