A metal crystallises in a face centred cubic structure. If the edge length of its unit cell is 'a', the closest approach between two atoms in metallic crystal will be :
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JEE Main 2017 · 2 Apr · Shift 1, Chemistry question 35
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Official answer: B
In fcc the atoms touch along the face diagonal, . The closest approach is .