Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

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Chapter 3 - The Structure of Crystalline Solids - Questions and Problems - Page 98: 3.13b

Answer

$a=0.32$nm,$c=0.52$nm

Work Step by Step

Atomic weight=24.3g\mol, $\rho=1.74$, and for HCP, r=$\frac{a}{2}$. $V_{c}=6r^2c\sqrt{3}$ where $\frac{c}{a}=1.624$ $V_{c}=6\times3.266{\sqrt{3}}r^3$ $a=(\frac{V_{c}}{3.7})^{\frac{1}{3}}$=0.32nm $c=1.624\times0.32=0.52nm$
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