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If a is the length of the side of a cube, the distance between the body centred atom and one corner atom in the cube will be:

A

`sqrt(3)/4 a`

B

`sqrt(3)/2`a

C

`2/sqrt(3)` a

D

`4/sqrt(3)` a

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The correct Answer is:
B
Half of body diagonal, `(sqrt(3)a)/2`
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