Gold has a cubic close-packed structure which can be viewed as spheres occupying $74\%$ of the total volume. What is the edge length of the unit cell if the density of gold is $19.3 \ g/cm^3$? $(Au = 197 \ amu)$

  • A
    $1.439 \times 10^{-7} \ cm$
  • B
    $4.07 \times 10^{-8} \ cm$
  • C
    $2.017 \times 10^{-9} \ cm$
  • D
    $8.23 \times 10^{-8} \ cm$

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