In a face-centered cubic $(FCC)$ unit cell (or cubic close packing $(CCP)$ unit cell),the edge length $a$ is equal to:

  • A
    $a = \frac{4r}{\sqrt{3}}$
  • B
    $a = 2\sqrt{2}r$
  • C
    $a = 2r$
  • D
    $a = \frac{\sqrt{3}r}{2}$

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