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The number of carbon atoms per unit cell of diamond unit cell is 

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a

8

b

6

c

1

d

4

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Diamond is like ZnS. In diamond cubic unit cell, there are eight corner  atoms, six face centered atoms and four more atoms inside the structure (tetrahedral voids) 
Total no.of atoms present per unit cell = 8X1/8+6x1/2+4=8
 

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