Density of Magnesium Strontium Alloy (MgSr) in BCC Structure

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The density of the magnesium strontium alloy (MgSr) in a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure can be calculated using the unit-cell edge length of 390 pm. In a bcc structure, there are 2 atoms per unit cell, which is crucial for determining density. The formula for density is mass divided by volume, where the mass is derived from the molar mass of Mg and Sr and the volume is calculated from the unit-cell edge. The correct approach involves recognizing the differences in atom count between bcc and face-centered cubic (fcc) structures.

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  • Understanding of bcc and fcc crystal structures
  • Knowledge of unit-cell dimensions and their significance
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  • Basic knowledge of the periodic table, specifically the molar masses of magnesium and strontium
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Hi!

I am a freshman in college on my first week of an intro chemistry course. I think the professor may have made a mistake with the software that generates the problem sets, but I'm giving it a shot regardless.

One of the questions is: An alloy with a 1:1 ratio of magnesium and strontium crystallizes in the bcc CsCl structure. The unit-cell edge of MgSr is 390 pm. What is the density of MgSr?

So I looked in my textbook (in the last chapter...) and found an example of how to do this with a fcc unit cell. I followed that example and got the wrong answer, so the amount of atoms in a bcc cell must be different.

Could you please help me with this problem?

Thanks,
Julian
 
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JulianA2 said:
Hi!

I am a freshman in college on my first week of an intro chemistry course. I think the professor may have made a mistake with the software that generates the problem sets, but I'm giving it a shot regardless.

One of the questions is: An alloy with a 1:1 ratio of magnesium and strontium crystallizes in the bcc CsCl structure. The unit-cell edge of MgSr is 390 pm. What is the density of MgSr?

So I looked in my textbook (in the last chapter...) and found an example of how to do this with a fcc unit cell. I followed that example and got the wrong answer, so the amount of atoms in a bcc cell must be different.

Could you please help me with this problem?

Thanks,
Julian
Yes, different crystal structures contain different numbers of atoms.

Check out this article (at the bottom where it discusses unit cells):

http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch13/unitcell.php
 
JulianA2 said:
Could you please help me with this problem?

Please read the forum rules. The best approach is to post the problem and your attempt at solution in the homework section, and we will start from there. At the moment there is not much that we can help you with.
 

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