Each **face-centre** particle of a cubic unit cell is shared by how many cubes?
A1
B2
C4
D8
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 2
Each face is shared between 2 adjacent cubes, so a face-centre particle contributes 1/2 to each.
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