Problem: An unknown metal is found to have a density of 7.8748 g/cm3 and to crystallize in a body-centered cubic lattice. The edge of the unit cell is found to be 0.28864 nm .Calculate the atomic mass of the metal.
FREE Expert Solution
We are asked to determine the atomic mass of a metal with a body-centered cubic lattice.
Recall that a body-centered cubic lattice has 8 atoms in its 8 corners and 1 atom at the center:
To solve for the atomic mass, we will follow the steps:
STEP 1: Find the volume of the unit cell
STEP 2: Find the mass of the unit cell
STEP 3: Calculate the atomic mass
Problem Details
An unknown metal is found to have a density of 7.8748 g/cm3 and to crystallize in a body-centered cubic lattice. The edge of the unit cell is found to be 0.28864 nm .
Calculate the atomic mass of the metal.
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