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In a face centred cubic cell, an atom at the face centre is shared by :

1)

4 unit cells

2)

2 unit cells

3)

1 unit cell

4)

6 unit cells



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In a face centred cubic cell, an atom at the face centre is shared by :

1)

4 unit cells

2)

2 unit cells

3)

1 unit cell

4)

6 unit cells

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Answer Key / Explanation : (2) -

The face unit cell has 8 atoms at the eight corners and one atom at each of six faces. The atom at the face is shared by two unit cells.

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