Question: (a) If a pure element crystallizes with a primitive cubic lattice, what percentage of the unit cell is empty space? (b) How does this percentage

(a) If a pure element crystallizes with a primitive cubic lattice, what percentage of the unit cell is empty space?

(b) How does this percentage compare with that of empty space in an fcc unit cell? Treat the atoms as hard spheres.

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