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1. Indium has a tetragonal unit cell for which the a and c lattice parameters are 0.459 and 0.

495
nm, respectively.
(a) If the atomic packing factor and atomic radius are 0.693 and 0.1625 nm, respectively,
determine the number of atoms in each unit cell.
(b) The atomic weight of indium is 114.82 g/mol; compute its theoretical density.
2. Beryllium has an HCP unit cell for which the ratio of the lattice parameters is 1.568. If the
radius of the Be atom is 0.1143 nm,
(a) determine the unit cell volume, and
(b) calculate the theoretical density of Be and compare it with the literature value
3. With in a cubic unit cell, sketch the following directions:
a. [1 0 1]
b. [2 1 1]
c. [1 0 2]
d. [1 1 1]

4. Determine the indices for the directions shown in the following cubic unit cell:

5. Molybdenum has a BCC crystal structure, an atomic radius of 0.1363 nm, and an atomic
weight of 95.94 g/mol. Compute the theoretical density.

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