Molybdenum has the bcc crystal structure, has a density of 10.22 g cm-3 and an atomic mass of 95.94 g mol-1. what is the atomic concentration, lattice parameter a, and atomic radius of molybdenum?

atomic concentration = 2 atoms/unit cell

lattice parameter: a= 3.22 x 10⁻¹⁰ m

atomic radius: r= 1.39 x 10⁻¹⁰m

Explanation:

The atomic concentration is the number of atoms that can fit into a unit cell. It is a known number for each unit cell crystal structure. For a BCC (body-centered cube) crystal structure, atomic concentration is 2 atoms/unit cell because there are a 1/8 part of an atom in each corner of the cube (1/8 x 8= 1 atom) and 1 central atom in the central position of the cube ⇒ n= 1 atom + 1 atom= 2 atoms/unit cell

In order to calculate the lattice parameter a, we introduce the atomic mass 95.94 g/mol and the density 10.22 g/cm³ in the expression for the volume of the cube:

Vc= a³=

a³= 3.12 x 10⁻²³ m³

⇒ a = ∛(3.12 x 10⁻²³ m³) = 3.22 x 10⁻¹⁰m

Once we know the lattice parameter a, we can calculate the atomic radius r by using the expression of a for a BCC structure:

a=

⇒ r= a x √3/4= (3.22 x 10⁻¹⁰ m) x √3/4 = 1.39 x 10⁻¹⁰ m

the answer is b

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