Body-centered cubic structure. (a) Show that for BCC the lattice length a in terms of the atomic radius is 4R/√3. (b) Calculate the volume of a BCC unit cell in terms of the atomic radius R. (c) Show that the atomic packing factor for the BCC crystal structure is 0.68.

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Body-centered cubic structure. (a) Show that for BCC the lattice length a in terms of
the atomic radius is 4R/√3. (b) Calculate the volume of a BCC unit cell in terms of the
atomic radius R. (c) Show that the atomic packing factor for the BCC crystal structure
is 0.68.
Transcribed Image Text:Body-centered cubic structure. (a) Show that for BCC the lattice length a in terms of the atomic radius is 4R/√3. (b) Calculate the volume of a BCC unit cell in terms of the atomic radius R. (c) Show that the atomic packing factor for the BCC crystal structure is 0.68.
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