Solid State Class 12 Chemistry Maharashtra Board Textbook Solution

5. Aluminium crystallizes in cubic close packed structure with unit cell edge length of 353.6 pm. What is the radius of Al atom? How many unit cells are there in 1.00 cm3 of Al? (125 pm, 2.26×1022)

Answer:-

Given: Type of unit cell is ccp.
Edge length (a) = 353.6 pm = 3.536 × 10–8 cm Volume (V) of Al = 1.00 cm3

To find:

1. Radius of Al atom (r)

2. Number of unit cells in 1.00 cm3 of Al

Formulae:

1. For ccp (fcc) unit cell, r = 0.3535 a

2. Number of unit cells in volume (V) of metal = V/a3

Calculation:

1. Using formula (i),

r = 0.3535 a

∴ r = 0.3535 × 353.6 = 125 pm

2. Using formula (ii),

Number of unit cells in volume (V) of metal = V/a3

∴ Number of unit cells in 1.00 cm3 of Al = `(1.00)/(3.536 xx 10-8)3 = 2.26 x 1022`

1. Radius of Al atom (r) is 125 pm.

2. Number of unit cells in 1.00 cm3 of Al is 2.26 × 1022.

Solid State Class 12 Chemistry Maharashtra Board Textbook Solution