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Question

Iron exhibits bcc structure at room temperature. Above 900°C, it transforms to fcc structure. The ratio of density of iron at room temperature to that at 900°C (assuming molar mass and atomic radii of iron remains constant with temperature) is

Options

A.

32

B.

4332

C.

3342

D.

12

Solution

BCC                                                           FCC
4r=3a                                                    4r2a
a=4r3                                                       a=4r2
dBCCdFCC=ZBCC×MNAa3ZFCC×MNAa3=2×MNA4r334×MNA×4r23=34 32

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