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A-LevelPhysicsForces, density and pressure9702/12 · May/June 2019 · Q211 Mark

The diagram shows the arrangement of atoms in a particular crystal. [Figure 21.1] Each atom is at the corner of a cube. The mass of each atom is 3.5 × 10⁻²⁵ kg. The density of the crystal is 9.2 × 10³ kg m⁻³. What is the shortest distance between the centres of two adjacent atoms?

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A3.8 × 10⁻²⁹ m
B6.2 × 10⁻¹⁵ m
C3.4 × 10⁻¹⁰ m
D3.0 × 10⁻⁹ m

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C: 3.4 × 10⁻¹⁰ m

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Forces, density and pressure, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 21.

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