potassium metal crystallizes in the form of a body centered cubic structure the number of nearest neighbor atoms for each potassium atom in the Solid is:-
a)2
b)4
c)6
d)8

Question

potassium metal crystallizes in the form of a body centered cubic
structure the number of nearest neighbor atoms for each potassium
atom in the Solid is:-
a)2
b)4
c)6
d)8

Chirag Gupta · Accepted Answer

Dear Student

In BCC lattice the nearest neighbours are the corner
atoms
A BCC structure has 8 corners atoms, so the
potassium atom will have 8 nearest neighbours
Hence, option (D) is correct

Regards

potassium metal crystallizes in the form of a body centered cubic structure the number of nearest neighbor atoms for each potassium atom in the Solid is:- a)2 b)4 c)6 d)8

potassium metal crystallizes in the form of a body centered cubic structure the number of nearest neighbor atoms for each potassium atom in the Solid is:-
a)2
b)4
c)6
d)8