The given unit cell belongs to the type

The given unit cell belongs to the type
  1. Primitive unit cell
  2. Body centred unit cell
  3. Face centred unit cell
  4. End centred unit cell

Solution

The given unit cell has atoms at all the corners and at two opposite face centres. Thus, it is an end-centred unit cell.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (17 May Shift 1)

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