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QJEEM21Chac51: JEE Main 2021 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEM21Chac51 Solution: The unit cell of copper corresponds to a face centered cube of…

The unit cell of copper corresponds to a face centered cube of edge length 3.596 Ao\mathop A\limits^o with one copper atom at each lattice point. The calculated density of copper in kg/m3 is ___________. [Molar mass of Cu : 63.54 g; Avogadro Number = 6.022 ×\times 1023]

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Density of copper, d=Z×Ma3×NAd = {{Z \times M} \over {{a^3} \times {N_A}}}

Given, Z = 4, for fcc lattice,

M = 63.54 g mol −- 1

= 63.54 ×\times 10 −- 3 kg mol −- 1,

a = 3.596 Ao\mathop A\limits^o = 3.596 ×\times 10 −- 10 m,

NA = 6.022 ×\times 1023 mol −- 1

On putting given values, we get

⇒d=4×(63.54×10−3)(3.596×10−10)3×(6.022×1023)\Rightarrow d = {{4 \times (63.54 \times {{10}^{ - 3}})} \over {{{(3.596 \times {{10}^{ - 10}})}^3} \times (6.022 \times {{10}^{23}})}} kg/m3

=9076.26≃9077= 9076.26 \simeq 9077 kg/m3

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