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Sodium metal crystllizes in a body centred cubic lattice with a unit cell edge of `4.29 Å`. The radius of sodium atom is approximatelyA. `0.93 Ã…`B. `1.86 Ã…`C. `3.22 Ã…`D. `5.72Ã…`

Answer» Correct Answer - B
For body centred cubic unit cell :
`asqrt(3)=4r`
`r=(4.29xx1.732)/(4)=1.857=1.86 Ã…`


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