The ratio of number of atoms present in a simple cubic, body centred cubic and face centred cubic structure are, respectively:

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  1. 8 : 1 : 6
  2. 1 : 2 : 4
  3. 4 : 2 : 1
  4. 4 : 2 : 3

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Option 2 : 1 : 2 : 4
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Explanation:

Unit Cell

Coordination No.

No. of Atoms Per Unit Cell

Atomic packing factor

Simple Unit Cell

6

1

52%

Body-centred Cubic

8

2

68%

Face-centred Cubic

12

4

74%

Hexagonal Closest Packed

12

6

74%

 

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Effective no. of

lattice points

\(\Rightarrow \frac{1}{8} \times 8 = 1\)

\(\frac{1}{8} \times 8 + 1 = 2\)

\(\frac{1}{8} \times 8 + \frac{1}{2} \times 6 = 4\)

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