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An element crystallising in body centred cubic lattice has an edge length of 500 pm. If density is 4 g cm3, the atomic mass of the element (in g mol1) is :
Take NA=6×1023

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100
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150
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200
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250
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Solution

The correct option is B 150
Density ρ=Z×Ma3×NA
where, Z = total number of atoms present in 1 unit cell
M = molar mass of particle
a = edge length



ρ=4g/cm3,a=500pm=500×1010cm
For a BCC structure:
Z=2

M=ρ×a3×NAZ
M=4×(500×1010)3×6×10232
M=150 g mol1

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