Discuss Diamond structure with neat diagram and also determine the effective number ofatoms/unit cell, co-ordination number and atomic radius in terms of lattice constant.

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Diamond is a metastable allotrope of carbonwhere the each carbon atom is bonded covalently with other surrounding four carbon atoms and are arranged in a variation of the face centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice.

1) No. of atoms per unit cell-

Corner -1/8 × 8 = 1 …

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