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Number Of Atoms In A Unit cell
Chapter Name : The Solid State
Sub Topic Code : 102_12_01_06_03
Topic Name : Number Of Atoms In A Unit cell
Sub Topic Name : Face Centered Cubic Unit Cell
Introduction

• A face centered unit cell contains 1 constituent particle at the centre of each face and 1 constituent particle at each of the corners. • Each corner of a face centered unit cell contains only 1/8th of a particle and each face contains ½ a particle. • The total number of constituent particles (say atom) in a face centered unit cell = 4. . .

Pre-Requisites:

• Crystal lattice and unit cell. • Types of unit cells.

Activity:

All properties of a solid depend on its structure. Try finding out which elements are made up of face centered unit cell.

Real Life Question:

How many atoms does one face centered unit cell contain?

Key Words / FlashCards
Key Words Definitions (pref. in our own words)
Crystal lattice It is a regular 3D arrangement of points in space.
Unit cell It is the smallest portion of a crystal lattice.
Lattice point Each point of a lattice is called a lattice point and contains 1 constituent particle (e.g. molecule, atom, and ion).
Face centered unit cell A unit cell which contains 1 constituent particle at the centre of each face and 1 particle at each corner.
Learning aids / Gadgets
Gadgets How it can be used
Practical examples around us
Examples Explainations
Silver element It consists of a face centered unit cell structure.
What you learn in Theory:

The number of atoms in a face centered unit cell.

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