How many atoms are there in a face centered cubic unit cell that has an atom at 0, 0, 0?

What will be an ideal response?


The atoms at each of the eight corners of the cube contribute 1/8 of an atom to the unit cell for a total of one atom contributed by the corner atoms of the cube.

The atom at the face centered position of each face is 1/2 in the unit cell, and there are 6 faces for a total of 3 atoms contributed by the 6 face centered atoms. The total number of atoms in the unit cell is 3+1 for a total of 4.

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