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    Sodium has body centred packing. Distance between two nearest atoms is 3.7 A. The lattice parameter is [AIPMT (S) 2009]

    A)  \[6.8\,\,\overset{o}{\mathop{A}}\,\]                   

    B)  \[4.3\,\,\overset{o}{\mathop{A}}\,\]

    C)  \[3.0\,\,\overset{o}{\mathop{A}}\,\]       

    D)       \[8.6\,\,\overset{o}{\mathop{A}}\,\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Neighbour distance of a body centred cubic cell \[d=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a,\] where a is the lattice parameter.
                \[\Rightarrow \]   \[3.7=\frac{\sqrt{3}a}{2}\]
    or         \[a=\frac{2\times 3.7}{\sqrt{3}}=4.3\,\,\overset{o}{\mathop{A}}\,\]


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