Tungsten is body-centred cubic with conventional cube edge

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Condensed Matter Physics, Ch What holds a solid together, and where its atoms sit

Problem

Tungsten is body-centred cubic with conventional cube edge a=3.165 A˚a=3.165\,\mathrm{\mathring{A}}. Using the sharing rule, find the number of atoms in the conventional cell, and the volume available to each atom.

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