World 1 · Atoms in a repeating cell · 8 minOne in the middle
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A body-centred cubic cell adds one complete atom at its centre. The total is 8 × ⅛ + 1 = 2. Nearest neighbours touch along a body diagonal: 4r = √3 a. Each atom has eight nearest neighbours.
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