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A hypothetical 2D solid forms a square lattice. Atoms of type X...

A hypothetical 2D solid forms a square lattice. Atoms of type X occupy the corners of the squares, and an atom of type Y occupies the center of each square. The atoms touch each other along the diagonal of the square. If the radius of atom Y is twice the radius of atom X, what is the 2D packing fraction (ratio of the area occupied by atoms to the total area of the square unit cell)?

Options

  1. A4π9\dfrac{4\pi}{9}
  2. B5π18\dfrac{5\pi}{18}
  3. C5π36\dfrac{5\pi}{36}
  4. D3π6\dfrac{\sqrt{3}\pi}{6}

Correct answer

B. 5π18\dfrac{5\pi}{18}

Step-by-step solution

Let the radius of atom X be rr. Then the radius of atom Y is 2r2r.

The atoms touch along the diagonal of the square unit cell. The length of the diagonal is equal to the sum of the diameters of the atoms along it:
2a=2rX+2rY=2r+2(2r)=6r\sqrt{2}a = 2r_X + 2r_Y = 2r + 2(2r) = 6r
⇒a=6r2=32r\Rightarrow a = \dfrac{6r}{\sqrt{2}} = 3\sqrt{2}r

The total area of the square unit cell is:
Acell=a2=(32r)2=18r2A_{cell} = a^2 = (3\sqrt{2}r)^2 = 18r^2

The effective number of atoms per 2D unit cell is:
For X (corners): 4×14=14 \times \dfrac{1}{4} = 1
For Y (center): 11

The total area occupied by the atoms is:
Aoccupied=πrX2+πrY2=πr2+π(2r)2=πr2+4πr2=5πr2A_{occupied} = \pi r_X^2 + \pi r_Y^2 = \pi r^2 + \pi (2r)^2 = \pi r^2 + 4\pi r^2 = 5\pi r^2

The 2D packing fraction is:
Packing Fraction=AoccupiedAcell=5πr218r2=5π18\text{Packing Fraction} = \dfrac{A_{occupied}}{A_{cell}} = \dfrac{5\pi r^2}{18r^2} = \dfrac{5\pi}{18}

Answer: 5π18\dfrac{5\pi}{18}
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