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JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3ss061

A metal crystallises in an fcc lattice and its atomic radius is . Taking , the edge length of the unit cell in pm is

  1. A296
  2. B362
  3. C256
  4. D512

Answer: B

In fcc the atoms touch along the face diagonal: , so .
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