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Copper has a face centered cubic structure with a unit cell edge length of 3.61A0. What is the radius of largest atom which could be fit into the interstices of copper lattice without distorting it. The atomic radius of  Cu is 1.28A0

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2× radius of Cu atom 
+2  radius of smallest = edge length circle
2×1.28+2 radius  =3.61A0 of smallest circle
 =3.612.56
 =1.05A0
Radius of smallest circle =0.525A0

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