Question 5 Tungsten is a solid phase of tungsten still unknown to science. The only difference between it and ordinary tungsten is that Tungsten forms a crystal with an fcc unit cell and a lattice constant . Calculate the density of Tungsten .

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Answer:

The density is  [tex]\rho = 21.1 \ g/cm^3[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

      The lattice constant is  [tex]a = 0.387 nm = 0.387 *10^{-9} \ m[/tex]

Generally the volume of the unit cell is  [tex]V = a^3[/tex]

                                                             =>   [tex]V = [0.387 *10^{-9}]^2[/tex]

                                                                   [tex]V = 5.796 *10^{-29} \ m^3[/tex]

Converting to  [tex]cm^3[/tex]   We have  [tex]5.796 *10^{-29} * 1000000 = 5.796 *10^{-23} cm^3[/tex]

The molar mass of Tungsten is constant with a value  [tex]Z = 184 g/mol[/tex]

One mole of Tungsten contains  [tex]6.022*10^{23}[/tex] unit cells

    Where [tex]6.022*10^{23}[/tex]  is  a constant for the number of atom in one mole of a substance(Tungsten) which is known as Avogadro's constant

      Now for FCC distance  the number of atom per unit cell  is  n =  4

               Mass of Tungsten (M) =  [tex]= \frac{Z * n }{1 \ mole \ of \ Tungsten}[/tex]

=>              Mass of Tungsten (M) =  [tex]= \frac{184 * 4 }{6.023*10^{23}}[/tex]

=>              Mass of Tungsten (M) =  [tex]= 1.222*10^{-21} \ g[/tex]

 Now  

      The density of  Tungsten is  

                  [tex]\rho = \frac{M}{V}[/tex]

substituting values

                [tex]\rho = \frac{1.222*10^{-21}}{5.796*10^{-23}}[/tex]

                [tex]\rho = 21.1 \ g/cm^3[/tex]

               

                   

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