GIVEN :-
Edge of unit cell, a = 4.3 A0 = 4.3 x 10-10 m
Density of sodium, Density = 963 kg / m3
Atomic weight, M = 23 kg / k. mol
Avogadro's number, N = 6.02 x 1026 atoms / k. mol.
Density = nM / N (a)3
So, n = [Density N (a3)] / M
i.e. n = [(963 kg / m3) (6.02 x 1026 atoms / k.mol) (4.3 x 10-10m)
i.e. n = 46.09 / 23 atoms = 2 atoms
As, number of atoms per unit cell in BCC is 2, sodium crystallizes in a BCC cell.