A **simple cubic** unit cell has effective number of particles:
A1
B2
C4
D8
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 1
Each of 8 corner particles is shared by 8 cubes ⇒ contributes 1/8. Total: $8 \times 1/8 = 1$ particle per sc unit cell.
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