In any cubic lattice an atom lying at the corner of a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells?
A)1
B)16
C)2
D)4
E)8

Name: In any cubic lattice an atom lying at the corner of a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells? A)1 B)16 C)2 D)4 E)8
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In a cubic lattice, an atom at the corner of a unit cell is shared by eight adjacent unit cells, as each corner atom is at the vertex of a cube and each cube vertex is shared by eight cubes in a 3D lattice.

In Any Cubic Lattice an Atom Lying at the Corner