Atomic radius of BCC structure is given by ______.

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BCC crystal structure: BCC stands for Body-Centered Cubic. In one unit cell, there is one atom at center, 1 atom at each corner. The crystal structure is used for Brittle materials only. 

AC = Body diagonal of the unit cell

a = Side of the unit cell

characteristics

BCC

FCC

HCP

a to r relation

 

a=2r√2 

The average number of atoms

2

4

6

Co-ordination number

8

12

12

APF

0.68

0.74

0.74

Examples

Na, K, V, Mo, Ta, W

Ca, Ni, Cu, Ag, Pt, Au, Pb, Al

Be, Mg, Zn, Cd, Te

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