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Chemistry Question on Solid State

A cubic unit cell of a metal with molar mass of 63.55gmol163.55 g mol^{-1} has an edge length of 362 pm. Its density is 8.92gcm38.92 g cm^{- 3}. The type of unit cell is

A

primitive

B

face centred

C

end centred

D

body centred

Answer

face centred

Explanation

Solution

The correct option is (B):face centred