In a face centred cubic cell, an atom at the face centre is shared by : |
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1) |
4 unit cells |
2) |
2 unit cells |
3) |
1 unit cell |
4) |
6 unit cells |
In a face centred cubic cell, an atom at the face centre is shared by : |
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1) |
4 unit cells |
2) |
2 unit cells |
3) |
1 unit cell |
4) |
6 unit cells |
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.