In a body-centered cubic (BCC) structure, how many atoms are there in one unit c

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In a body-centered cubic (BCC) structure, how many atoms are there in one unit cell? (2022)
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In a body-centered cubic (BCC) structure, how many atoms are there in one unit cell? (2022)
  • Step 1: Understand what a unit cell is. A unit cell is the smallest repeating unit in a crystal structure.
  • Step 2: Identify the type of structure. We are looking at a body-centered cubic (BCC) structure.
  • Step 3: In a BCC structure, there is 1 atom located at the center of the cube.
  • Step 4: There are 8 corners in a cube, and each corner has 1/8 of an atom that belongs to the unit cell.
  • Step 5: Calculate the contribution from the corners: 8 corners x 1/8 atom per corner = 1 atom from the corners.
  • Step 6: Add the atoms together: 1 atom from the center + 1 atom from the corners = 2 atoms in total.
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