Gold (Au) Has a Face-Centered Cubic Structure with a Unit

question 67

Multiple Choice

Gold (Au) has a face-centered cubic structure with a unit cell edge length of 407.8 pm. What is the calculated value of the density of gold based on this information?

• A) 15.78 g/cm³
• B) 19.28 g/cm³
• C) 9.64 g/cm³
• D) 4.82 g/cm³
• E) 11.6 g/cm³

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