Nearest Neighbor and Second Nearest Neighbor Distances in FCC Lattice?

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The nearest neighbor distance in a face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice with a basis group of two atoms at positions 000 and 1/4 1/4 1/4 is calculated to be 1.54 Angstroms. Each atom has one nearest neighbor and six second nearest neighbors, which are located at the lattice constant distance of 3.55 Angstroms. The calculations utilize the formula for distance in a cubic lattice, confirming the relationships between atomic positions and distances in FCC structures.

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An element crystalises in a face-centred cubic lattice with a basis group of two atoms at 000 and 1/4 1/4 1/4. The lattice constant is 3.55Angstroms.

i) what is the separation of nearest neighbor atoms
ii) how many nearest and second nearest neighbors does each atom have.

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i) The nearest neighbor distance is just going to be from the 000 atom to the one 1/4 1/4 1/4 away from it? Which gives
\sqrt{3(\frac{1}{4}a)^3} = 1.54Angstroms

ii) If the guess for part i is right then each atom will have one nearest neighbor. I can't get my head around the second nearest neighbors.

Any help appreciated, thanks.
 
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1) distance = 1/2*(2)^(1/2) * lattice constant
2) 6 next-nearest neighbors at distance of lattice constant
 

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