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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(2)a`

C

`a/sqrt(2)`

D

`2a`

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C
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