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How many carbon atoms are present in one unit cell of diamond ?

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Solution :The coordination NUMBER of carbon in diamond is 4. It has fee STRUCTURE similar to that of ZINC sulphide.Unit cell of ZnS has 4 zinc cations and 4 sulphide anions. In diamond all lattice points are occupied by carbon atoms. Hence, number of carbon atoms in unit cell of diamond = 8AND `Z = XYZ_(3)`


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