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Q.

The number of atoms in a cubic based unit cell having one atom on each corner and two atoms on each body diagonal is

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a

7

b

8

c

6

d

9

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Number of atoms in each corner of a cube is 8 and the contribution of one atom present at the corner is 1/8. Therefore, the number of atoms at a corner in per unit cell. 8×18=1 

Number of atoms on one diagonal is 2. The atoms that are present in diagonal are situated under a cube, therefore their contribution is 1.

There are four diagonals in a cube, therefore number of atoms in diagonals in one unit cell is:

4×2=8

Total no. of atoms is 9 (1+8)

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