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13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces - Part 3 of 3
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces - Part 3 of 3
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces / Body Centered Cubic Unit Cell / Problem 6

Lithium has body-centered cubic structure and has a density of 0.534 g/mL which is much less than water. This means that it should float on water which has a density of approximately 1 g/mL at room temperature. Calculate the density of Li if the structure was a cubic close-packed structure and identify if it would still float on water.

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