Gold crystallizes into a face-centered cubic structure (aka closest-packed cubic structure). If the density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3, what is the edge length of the unit cell of gold in picometers? (Atomic mass of gold = 197.0 u; 1 u = 1.6605 x 10–24 g; 1 pm = 10–10 cm) (A) 324 pm (B) 371 pm (C) 408 pm (D) 439 pm

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Gold crystallizes into a face-centered cubic structure (aka closest-packed cubic structure). If the density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3, what is the edge length of the unit cell of gold in picometers? 

     (Atomic mass of gold = 197.0 u; 1 u = 1.6605 x 1024 g; 1 pm = 1010 cm) 

          (A) 324 pm

          (B) 371 pm

          (C) 408 pm         

         (D) 439 pm

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