You Are Given a Small Bar of an Unknown Metal,M

question 51

Multiple Choice

You are given a small bar of an unknown metal,M.You find the density of the metal to be 10.5 g/cm³.An X-ray diffraction experiment measures the edge of the unit cell as 409 pm.Assuming that the metal crystallizes in a face-centered cubic lattice,what is M most likely to be?

• A)Ag
• B)Rh
• C)Pt
• D)Pb
• E)none of these

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