a) calculate the packing efficiency of a body-centred cubic structure. (show working) b) the density of Co, Ni and Cu are all 8.9 g cm^-3 while the density of Fe is 7.8) g cm^-3. Explain why the density of Co, Ni sand Cu are the same and the density of Fe is lower.   c) KBr adopts the rock salt structure, which unit cell length a= 6.5944 Å. Calculate the density of KBr (show working)

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a) calculate the packing efficiency of a body-centred cubic structure. (show working)

b) the density of Co, Ni and Cu are all 8.9 g cm^-3 while the density of Fe is 7.8) g cm^-3. Explain why the density of Co, Ni sand Cu are the same and the density of Fe is lower.

 

c) KBr adopts the rock salt structure, which unit cell length a= 6.5944 Å. Calculate the density of KBr (show working)

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