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equivalence of 2 atoms associated with this BCC (110) plane. The planar section represented in the above figure is a rectangle, as noted in the figure below.

From this figure, the area of the rectangle is the product of x and y. The length x is just the unit cell edge length, 4R which for BCC (Equation 3.3) is . Now, the diagonal length z is equal to 4R. For the triangle bounded by the 3 lengths x, y, and z
y= z 2 x2

Or
4R 2 4R 2 (4 R) 2 3 = 3

y=

Thus, in terms of R, the area of this (110) plane is just

4 R 4 R 2 16 R 2 2 Area (110) = xy = = 3 3 3

And, finally, the planar density for this (110) plane is just
PD110 = number of atoms centered on (110) plane area of (110) plane
= 2 atoms 16 R 2 3 2 = 3 8 R2 2

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