Atoms having radius 1.50 Å are arranged in a simple cubic lattice. Rad...
Solution:
Concept: The largest atom that can be placed at the body centre of a cubic cell is the one whose diameter is equal to the length of the unit cell.
Given: Radius of atoms = 1.50 Å, Lattice type = Simple cubic
To find: Radius of the largest atom that can be placed at the body centre
Solution:
Step 1: Calculate the edge length of the simple cubic unit cell
The atoms are arranged in a simple cubic lattice. In a simple cubic lattice, the atoms are present only at the corners of the cube.
Therefore, the distance between two neighbouring atoms along an edge of the cube will be equal to twice the radius of an atom.
Hence, the edge length of the cube = 2 × radius of an atom = 2 × 1.50 Å = 3.00 Å
Step 2: Calculate the length of the body diagonal of the cube
In a simple cubic lattice, the body diagonal of the cube is equal to the square root of 3 times the edge length of the cube.
Hence, the length of the body diagonal of the cube = √3 × edge length of the cube
= √3 × 3.00 Å = 5.20 Å
Step 3: Calculate the radius of the largest atom that can be placed at the body centre
The largest atom that can be placed at the body centre of the cube is the one whose diameter is equal to the length of the body diagonal of the cube.
Hence, the radius of the largest atom = 1/2 of the length of the body diagonal of the cube
= 1/2 × 5.20 Å = 2.60 Å
However, the radius of the largest atom cannot be greater than the radius of the atoms present at the corners of the cube, which is 1.50 Å.
Therefore, the maximum radius of the atom that can be placed at the body centre of the cube = radius of the atoms at the corners of the cube - radius of the largest atom
= 1.50 Å - 2.60 Å = -1.10 Å
Since the radius cannot be negative, we take the absolute value of -1.10 Å, which is 1.10 Å.
Hence, the radius of the largest atom that can be placed at the body centre of the simple cubic unit cell is 1.10 Å (option b).
Atoms having radius 1.50 Å are arranged in a simple cubic lattice. Rad...
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