JEE Advanced2008ChemistrySolid StateActual
Paragraph: In hexagonal system of crystals, a frequently encountered arrangement of atoms is described as a hexagonal prism. Here, the top and bottom of the cell are regular hexagons and three atoms are sandwiched in between them. A space-filling model of this structure, called hexagonal close-packed (HCP), is constituted of a sphere on a flat surface surrounded in the same plane by six identical spheres as closely a
Options
- A24 2 r^3
- B16 2 r^3
- C12 2 r^3
- D64 3 3 r^3
Correct answer
A. 24 2 r^3
Step-by-step solution
Height of unit cell = 2 4 4 r aligned & Base area =6 3 4 (2 r)^2 & Volume = 6 3 4 (2 r)^2 2 3 4 r=24 2 r^3 aligned