Question: Magnesium (Mg) has an HCP crystal structure and a density of 1.74 g/cm3. (a) What is the volume of its unit cell in cubic centimeters?

Magnesium (Mg) has an HCP crystal structure and a density of 1.74 g/cm3.
(a) What is the volume of its unit cell in cubic centimeters?
(b) If the c/a ratio is 1.624, compute the values of c and a.

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