Copper crystallizes in fcc with a unit cell length of 361 pm . What is the radius of copper atom ?
- (A)108 pm
- (B)127 pm✓ Correct
- (C)157 pm
- (D)181 pm
Answer: (B)
Solution
In a face-centred cubic lattice the atoms touch along the face diagonal, whose length equals four atomic radii, so . With the edge length pm, the radius is , which is about 127 pm.
JEE Main · 2009 · 12 Apr 2009 · Offline · Single correct option