Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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Chapter 12, Problem 52GQ
The solid-state structure of silicon carbide is shown below.
- (a) How many atoms of each type are contained within the unit cell? What is the formulas of silicon carbide?
- (b) Knowing that the Si—C bond length is 188.8 pm (and the Si—C—Si bond angle is 109.5°), calculate the density of SiC.
Unit cell of SiC
Sample of silicon carbide
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