>
Exams
>
Chemistry
>
The solid state
>
what is the edge length of a bcc unit cell
Question:
What is the edge length of a BCC unit cell?
Show Hint
In a BCC unit cell, edge length is derived based on the body diagonal containing 2 atomic radii.
MHT CET - 2024
MHT CET
Updated On:
Jan 16, 2025
Hide Solution
Verified By Collegedunia
Solution and Explanation
For a BCC unit cell, the relation between edge length (\( a \)) and radius (\( r \)) of the atom is: \[ a = \frac{4r}{\sqrt{3}} \] This relation is derived from the geometry of the BCC unit cell.
Conclusion:
Edge length is \( \frac{4r}{\sqrt{3}} \).
Download Solution in PDF
Was this answer helpful?
0
0
Top Questions on The solid state
The number of hydrogen bonds formed by a water molecule at normal conditions is:
VITEEE - 2024
Chemistry
The solid state
View Solution
At 25°C and 1 atm pressure, the enthalpy of combustion of benzene (l) and acetylene (g) are \(3268 \, \text{kJ mol}^{-1}\) and \(1300 \, \text{kJ mol}^{-1}\), respectively. The change in enthalpy for the reaction
is
VITEEE - 2024
Chemistry
The solid state
View Solution
A reverse biased zener diode when operated in the breakdown region works as:
BITSAT - 2024
Physics
The solid state
View Solution
In the Victor-Meyer test, the color given by 1°, 2°, and 3° alcohols are respectively:
BITSAT - 2024
Chemistry
The solid state
View Solution
The correct statement among the following is:
BITSAT - 2024
Chemistry
The solid state
View Solution
View More Questions
Questions Asked in MHT CET exam
The number of ways of distributing \( 500 \) dissimilar boxes equally among \( 50 \) persons is
MHT CET - 2024
Permutations
View Solution
A committee of 11 members is to be formed out of 8 males and 5 females. If \( m \) is the number of ways the committee is formed with at least 6 males and \( n \) is the number of ways with at least 3 females, then:
MHT CET - 2024
Combinations
View Solution
Two monkeys off mass 10 kg and 8 kg are moving along a vertical light rope the former climbing up with an acceleration of 2 m/second square while the latter coming down with a uniform velocity of 2 m/sec square find the tension in the rope at the fixed support
MHT CET - 2024
tension
View Solution
Which of the following is ferromagnetic:
MHT CET - 2024
Magnetism and matter
View Solution
Menstrual blood does not clot due to the presence of ?
MHT CET - 2024
metabolism and the living state
View Solution
View More Questions