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Brown - Chemistry: The Central Science 14th Edition
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Capitolo 12, Problema 57a

Tausonite, a mineral composed of Sr, O, and Ti, has the cubic unit cell shown in the drawing. (a) What is the empirical formula of this mineral?
Diagram of a face-centered cubic unit cell showing barium, oxygen, and titanium atoms.

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Identify the positions of each type of atom in the cubic unit cell. Barium (red) atoms are at the corners, Oxygen (green) atoms are at the face centers, and Titanium (yellow) atom is at the body center.
Determine the contribution of each type of atom to the unit cell. Each corner atom is shared by 8 unit cells, each face-centered atom is shared by 2 unit cells, and the body-centered atom is entirely within the unit cell.
Calculate the number of each type of atom in the unit cell. For Barium: 8 corners * 1/8 = 1 atom. For Oxygen: 6 faces * 1/2 = 3 atoms. For Titanium: 1 body-centered atom = 1 atom.
Combine the number of each type of atom to form the empirical formula. The unit cell contains 1 Barium, 3 Oxygen, and 1 Titanium atom.
Write the empirical formula based on the ratio of atoms: BaTiO3.

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Empirical Formula

The empirical formula of a compound represents the simplest whole-number ratio of the elements present in that compound. It is derived from the molecular formula by reducing the subscripts to their smallest values. For example, if a mineral contains Sr, O, and Ti in a ratio of 1:2:1, the empirical formula would be SrO2Ti.
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Cubic Unit Cell

A cubic unit cell is the smallest repeating unit in a crystal lattice that reflects the symmetry and structure of the entire crystal. In the context of the question, the face-centered cubic (FCC) structure indicates that atoms are located at each corner and the centers of all the cube faces, which influences the arrangement and ratio of the constituent elements in the mineral.
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Stoichiometry in Minerals

Stoichiometry in minerals involves understanding the quantitative relationships between the different elements in a mineral's composition. By analyzing the arrangement of atoms in the unit cell, one can determine how many of each type of atom are present, which is essential for calculating the empirical formula of the mineral.
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