How many atoms are there in a cube based unit cell having one atom on each corner and two atoms on each body diagonal ?

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answer is 4.

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Number of effective atoms in unit cell = 8 corners X 1/8 per corner atoms share + 2 X number of body diagonals in cube = 1+2 X4 =9

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