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Lithium metal crystallises in a body centred cubic crystal. If the length of the side of the unit cell of lithium is , the atomic radius of the lithium will be:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

For a Body Centred Cubic (BCC) lattice, the relationship between edge length () and radius () is:


Given :


Rounding gives .

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Lithium metal crystallises in a body centred cubic crystal. If the length of the side of the unit cell of lithium is , the atomic radius of the lithium will be:
A
B
C
D

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