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Aluminium crystallizes in a cubic close packed structure. Its metallic radius is 125pm. Calculate the edge length of unit cell.

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SOLUTION :`"GIVEN,Radius (r ) = 125 pm"`
`"Edge LENGTH of UNIT cell (a)"=?`
Since aluminium crystallizes in Face CENTERED cubic
`r=(asqrt2)/(4)(or) r=(a)/(2sqrt2)`
`a=rxx2xxsqrt2`
`=125xx2xx1.414`
`a=353.5" pm"`


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