As iron is heated to 1181K, it adopts one type of cubic cell (A); then, as the temperature rises to 1674K, it changes to another cubic cell (B). The iron is changing from a _______ unit cell to a _______unit cell.

As iron is heated to 1181K, it adopts one type of cubic cell (A); then, as the temperature rises to 1674K, it changes to another cubic cell (B). The iron is changing from a _______ unit cell to a _______unit cell.





a. Body-centered cubic ? simple cubic
b. Body-centered cubic ? face-centered cubic
c. Face-centered cubic ? simple cubic
d. Face-centered cubic ? body-centered cubic
e. Simple cubic ? face-centered cubic



Answer: B