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Copper crystallises in fcc with a unit length of $361\,pm$. What is the radius of copper atom ?

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Solution and Explanation

For FCC,
$r=\frac{\sqrt{2}a}{4}=\frac{a}{2 \sqrt{2}}=0.3535 a$
given $a = 361 \,pm$
$r=0.3535 \times361$
$= 128 \,pm$
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