The experimental value of the density of K is 0.86 g/cm³. If K crystallizes in a cubic unit cell with a = 0.5333 nm, as determined from X-ray analysis, show that this is a body- centered cubic unit cell. Assume the molecular weight of K is 39.083 g/mol

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The experimental value of the density of K is 0.86 g/cm³. If K crystallizes in a cubic
unit cell with a = 0.5333 nm, as determined from X-ray analysis, show that this is a body-
centered cubic unit cell. Assume the molecular weight of K is 39.083 g/mol
Transcribed Image Text:The experimental value of the density of K is 0.86 g/cm³. If K crystallizes in a cubic unit cell with a = 0.5333 nm, as determined from X-ray analysis, show that this is a body- centered cubic unit cell. Assume the molecular weight of K is 39.083 g/mol
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