Diatomic body-centered cubic crystal structure Consider a diatomic body-centered cubic crystal structure. The atoms at the corners of the cube have radii of 1.5 Å while those at the center of cube have radii of 3.0 Å. Using hard-sphere approximation, (a) Determine the lattice-constant a of the crystal. (b) Calculate the atomic packing factor for this crystal. (c) Calculate the number of atoms per cm of the crystal. (d) Calculate the number of atoms per cm² on the (111) plane of the crystal.

Diatomic body-centered cubic crystal structure Consider a diatomic body-centered cubic crystal structure. The atoms at the corners of the cube have radii of 1.5 Å while those at the center of cube have radii of 3.0 Å. Using hard-sphere approximation, (a) Determine the lattice-constant a of the crystal. (b) Calculate the atomic packing factor for this crystal. (c) Calculate the number of atoms per cm of the crystal. (d) Calculate the number of atoms per cm² on the (111) plane of the crystal.

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