JEE Main Chemistry question

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In a simple cubic cell, each atom on a corner is shared by:

(A)2 unit cells
(B)1 unit cell
(C)8 unit cellsCorrect
(D)4 unit cells

Answer: (C)

Solution

A corner of a cubic unit cell is common to 8 surrounding unit cells (in a 3-D array of such cells meeting at that point), so a corner atom contributes only

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Question ID VK-141738