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Assertion: In a simple cubic (SC) unit cell, there is only one atom located at the centre of the cube.

Reasoning: The SC unit cell has an atom located at each of the eight corners, and the atoms at the corners are shared by eight unit cells.

 

Option: 1

Both assertion and reasoning are true, and the reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion.

 


Option: 2

Both assertion and reasoning are true, but the reasoning is not the correct explanation of the assertion.


Option: 3

The assertion is true, but the reasoning is false.


Option: 4

Both assertion and reasoning are false.


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In a SC unit cell, there is only one atom located at the centre of the cube. The corner atoms are shared by eight unit cells, resulting in one-eighth of each atom being present in the unit cell. Therefore, the total number of atoms in a SC unit cell is 1. Hence, (a) Both assertion and reasoning are true, and the reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion is the correct answer to the above question.

 

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