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Xenon crystallizes in fee lattice and the edge length of unit cell is 620 pm. What is the radius of Xe atom?

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Xenon crystallizes in fee lattice and the edge length of unit cell is 620 pm. What is the radius of Xe atom?

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  • 536.9 pm

  • 438.5 pm

  • 265.5 pm

  • 219.2 pm

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Solution

219.2 pm

Explanation:

a = 620 pm

For fee unit cell, r = `"a"/(2sqrt2)`

`therefore "r" = 620/(2 xx 1.414)` = 219.2 pm

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