Silver crystallizes in a face-centered cubic structure.What is the edge length of the unit cell if the atomic radius of silver is 144 pm?
A)204 pm
B)288 pm
C)333 pm
D)407 pm

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In a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure, the edge length (a) is related to the atomic radius (r) by the formula a = 2√2r. For silver, with an atomic radius of 144 pm, the edge length is 2√2 * 144 pm = 407 pm.

Silver Crystallizes in a Face-Centered Cubic Structure