Strontium crystallizes in a face-centered cubic unit cell having an edge length of 77.43 pm. What is the atomic radius of strontium (in picometers) based on this structure

Atomic radius of Strontium is 27.38pm

Explanation:

In a face-centered cubic structure, the edge, a, could be obtained using pythagoras theorem knowing the hypotenuse of the unit cell, b, is equal to 4r:

a² + a² = b² = (4r)²

2a² = 16r²

a = √8 r

As edge length of Strontium is 77.43pm:

77.43pm / √8 = r

27.38pm = r

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