Polonium is the only element known to crystallize in the simple cubic lattice. (a) What is the distance between nearest neighbor polo- nium atoms if the first-order diffraction of X-rays with A = 1.785 Å from the parallel faces of its unit cells appears at an angle of 20 = 30.96° from these planes? (b) What is the density of polonium in this crystal (in g cm-3)?

Polonium is the only element known to crystallize in the simple cubic lattice. (a) What is the distance between nearest neighbor polo- nium atoms if the first-order diffraction of X-rays with A = 1.785 Å from the parallel faces of its unit cells appears at an angle of 20 = 30.96° from these planes? (b) What is the density of polonium in this crystal (in g cm-3)?

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Polonium is the only element known to crystallize in the
simple cubic lattice.
(a) What is the distance between nearest neighbor polo-
nium atoms if the first-order diffraction of X-rays with
A = 1.785 Å from the parallel faces of its unit cells
appears at an angle of 20 = 30.96° from these planes?
(b) What is the density of polonium in this crystal (in
g cm-3)?

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