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Number of particles in a unit cell and how corner and face particles are shared

This type of question, asked 7 times: 2 May 2023 S1, 9 May 2023 S1, 16 May 2023 S2, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 16 Apr 2026 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 15 May 2026 S2. All 7 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 May 2023 S1

    52
    What is the total number of particles present in bcc unit cell?

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  2. Question 2

    9 May 2023 S1

    76
    What is the total number of atoms present in fcc unit cell?

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  3. Question 3

    16 May 2023 S2

    91
    What is the total number of particles present in base centred unit cell?

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  4. Question 4

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    95
    What is the total number of unit cells shared by each corner particle of bcc unit cell?

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  5. Question 5

    16 Apr 2026 S2

    20
    What is the total contribution of all corner particles in bcc unit cell?

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  6. Question 6

    18 Apr 2026 S2

    20
    What is the total number of adjacent unit cells shared by each face particle of fcc unit cell ?

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  7. Question 7

    15 May 2026 S2

    19
    What is the total number of atoms present per fcc unit cell on all its faces only ?

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