What is the formula of a compound in which the element Y forms ccp lattice and atoms of X occupy 1/3rd of tetrahedral voids?
An element with molar mass 27 g mol-1 forms a cubic unit cell with edge length 4.05 x 10-8 cm . If its density is 2.7 g cm-3 , what is the nature of the cubic unit cell?
Molar mass of the given element, M = 27 g mol-1 = 0.027 kg mol-1
Edge length, a = 4.05 x 10-8 cm = 4.05 x 10-10 m
Density, d = 2.7 g cm-3 = 2.7 x 103 kg m-3
Applying the relation,
Where, Z is the number of atoms in the unit cell and NA is the Avogadro number. Thus,
Since the number of atoms in the unit cell is four, the given cubic unit cell has a face-centred cubic (fcc) or cubic-closed packed (ccp) structure.
An element with density 11.2 g cm-3 forms a f.c.c. lattice with edge length of 4 x10-8
Calculate the atomic mass of the element. (Given: NA = 6.022x 10-23 (mol-1)