Crystalline silicon has a cubic structure. The unit cell edge length is 543 pm. The density of the solid is 2.33 g/cm3. Calculate the number of Si atoms in one unit cell. (Note: Answer must be in ONE Significant Figures with NO UNITS and in number form. Example: 1 or 0.1. Round-off is possible)

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Crystalline silicon has a cubic structure. The unit cell edge length is 543
pm. The density of the solid is 2.33 g/cm3. Calculate the number of Si
atoms in one unit cell. (Note: Answer must be in ONE Significant Figures
with NO UNITS and in number form. Example: 1 or 0.1. Round-off is
possible)
Transcribed Image Text:Crystalline silicon has a cubic structure. The unit cell edge length is 543 pm. The density of the solid is 2.33 g/cm3. Calculate the number of Si atoms in one unit cell. (Note: Answer must be in ONE Significant Figures with NO UNITS and in number form. Example: 1 or 0.1. Round-off is possible)
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