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Iron is a solid phase of iron still unknown to science. The only difference between it and ordinary iron is that Iron forms a crystal with an fcc unit cell and a lattice constant . Calculate the density of Iron.

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Iron β is a solid phase of iron still unknown to science. The only difference between it and ordinary iron is that Iron β forms a crystal with an fcc unit cell and a lattice constant, a = 0.352 nm. Calculate the density of Iron β.

Solution :

The density is given by :

[tex]$\rho = \frac{ZM}{a^3N_0} \ \ g/cm^3$[/tex]         ..................(i)

Here, Z = number of atoms in a unit cell

         M = atomic mass

         [tex]$N_0$[/tex] = Avogadro's number = [tex]$6.022 \times 10^{23}$[/tex]

          a = edge length or the lattice constant

Now for FCC lattice, the number of atoms in a unit cell is 4.

So, Z = 4

Atomic mass of iron, M = 55.84 g/ mole

Given a  = 0.352 nm = [tex]$3.52 \times 10^{-8}$[/tex] cm

From (i),

[tex]$\rho = \frac{ZM}{a^3N_0} $[/tex]      

[tex]$\rho = \frac{4 \times 55.84}{(3.52 \times 10^{-8})^3 \times 6.022 \times 10^{23}} $[/tex]

  [tex]$= 8.51 \ \ g \ cm ^{-3}$[/tex]

Therefore, the density of Iron β is [tex]$ 8.51 \ \ g \ cm ^{-3}$[/tex].

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