Calculate the radius of metal atom if it forms bcc unit cell having edge length 530 pm .

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For bcc unit cell, $a=\frac{4 r}{\sqrt{3}}$ $\begin{aligned} r & =\frac{\mathrm{a} \sqrt{3}}{4}=\frac{530 	imes \sqrt{3}}{4}=\frac{530 	imes 1.73}{4}=\frac{916.9}{4} \ 	herefore \quad r & =229.5 \mathrm{pm} \end{aligned}$

Calculate the radius of metal atom if it forms bcc unit cell having edge length 530 pm .

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