13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces
Face Centered Cubic Unit Cell
Problem 113b
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionPlatinum nanoparticles of diameter 2 nm are important catalysts in carbon monoxide oxidation to carbon dioxide. Platinum crystallizes in a face-centered cubic arrangement with an edge length of 3.924 Å. (b) Estimate how many platinum atoms are on the surface of a 2.0-nm Pt sphere, using the surface area of a sphere 14pr22 and assuming that the 'footprint' of one Pt atom can be estimated from its atomic diameter of 2.8 A .
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