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The density of potassium bromide crystal is 2.75 g cm3 and the length of a unit cell is 654 pm. What will be the crystal lattice of KBr?

Molar mass of KBr=119 g mol1

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Face centred cubic
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Body centred cubic
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Simple cubic
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Edge centred cubdic
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Solution

The correct option is A Face centred cubic
Density, ρ=Z×MNA×V
where,
Z is number of atoms in unit cell
NA is avagadro number
M is molar mass of element
V is volume of unit cell

Z=ρ×a3×NAM
=2.75×(654×1010)3×6.023×1023119=3.894
Number of atoms per unit cell =4
Hence, it has face centre crystal lattice.


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