ASSIGNMENT 3

Problem 1

X-ray measurements using Cu-Kα radiation (λ = 0.1542 nm) provide the diffraction patterns of
Fig. A, for a metallic sample with known cubic symmetry. The relevant numerical data are
summarized in Table A.

(a) index the XRD pattern

(b) compute the lattice parameter for the sample.

Note: I/I0 is the intensity of the diffracted beam.

Problem 2

T. Theivasanthi and M. Alagar reported the indexed XRD patterns of pure copper nanopowder
(Fig. 2).

If the (1 1 1), (2 0 0), and (2 2 0) peaks occurred at 43.6, 50.8, and 74.4 2Ɵ values using Cu-Kα
radiation (λ = 0.1542 nm),

(a) predict the lattice type of copper nanopowder,

(b) calculate the lattice parameter of metallic copper nanopowder.

Note:
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