Question

How many atoms are in one body-centered cubic unit cell of a metal?

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B - 2

Explanation:

In Crystal lattices, there are different types of unit cells namely;

- Hexagonal Closest Packed (HCP)

- Face Centred Cubic (FCC)

- Body Centred Cubic (BCC)

- Simple Centred Cubic (SC)

Now, each of them have a coordination number and also number of atoms per unit cell.

For this question, we are restricted to the body-centered cubic (bcc) unit cell which has a coordination number of 8 and contains 2 atoms per unit cell.