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In a body-centred cubic unit cell of clo...

In a body-centred cubic unit cell of closest packed atoms, the radius of atom in terms of edge length `a` of the unit cells is

A

`a//2`

B

`a//sqrt2`

C

`a//2sqrt2`

D

`sqrt3a//4`

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D
`r = (sqrt3)/(4)a`
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