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

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In fcc unit cell 4r =

\sqrt{2}a

[r = radius of Cu atom, a =
So

r = \frac{\sqrt{2}a}{4}

r = \frac{\sqrt{2} \times 361}{4} = 127pm

Source: Grass-G / CH-28 Chemistry Paper FST 16 Jan.docx

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