Polonium crystallizes in a primitive cubic unit cell. From X-ray crystallography studies, the radius of a polonium atom is 0.167 nm. What is the density of solid polonium? a) 9.3 g/cm³ b) 74.5 g/cm³ c) 5609 amu/nm³ d) 18.6 g/cm³
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In a primitive cubic unit cell, atoms are located at the corners of the cube. The edge length of the cube (a) is twice the radius of the atom. So, a = 2 * 0.167 nm = 0.334 nm. Show more…
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