Density of Silver from fcc Unit Cell and Atomic Diameter
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Silver has a face-centered unit cell. The diameter of a silver atom is about 2.90 angstroms. Use this measurement to calculate the density of silver (grams per centimeter cubed)
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Silver has a face-centered unit cell. The diameter of a silver atom is about 2.90 angstroms. Use this measurement to calculate the density of silver (grams per centimeter cubed)
atomic weight of Silver = 107.87 g/mol
See the diagram at http://www.chem.lsu.edu/htdocs/people/sfwatkins/MERLOT/lattice/04fcc.html
From this diagram, you can see there are 8 corners, each 1/8 of an atom and 6 half atoms in the unit cell.
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