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Calculate atomic packing factor for FCC crystal structure ?
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1) For FCC, we know that, effective number of atoms/unit cell i.e. n=4.
2) Volume of 1 atom = 43Πr3 3) Volume of 1 unit cell = a3=(2√2r)3 ∵a=2√2r 4) By definition – APF= $\dfrac {n\times volume\ of\ 1\ atom}{volume\ of\ unit\ cell} \$
$=\dfrac …