Please answer the following questions regarding hydroxyapatite. Please show all work. a.)    How many atoms are in...

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Please answer the following questions regarding hydroxyapatite.Please show all work.

a.)    How many atoms are in the unit cell forHap?

b.)    What are the unit cell parameters? Pleaseuse the attached diagram to determine.

c.)    Calculate the unit cell volume forHAp.

d.)    Calculate the density for HAp.

e.)    Calculate the packing factor for HAp.

f.)     Derive an equation for calculatingthe specific surface area for hydroxyapatite particles consistingof unit cell dimension particles. Calculate the value for thespecific surface area of these particles in meters squared per gram(m^2/g). What is interesting about the magnitude of thisnumber?

g.)    How would you differentiate between apolycrystalline, a single crystalline, and a nanocrystalline sampleof HAp?

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a It is well known that Hydroxylapatitecrystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system hcpgeneral diagram of hcp isIt is clear from the above diagram that hcp has three layers 737 ABA type layer and it can be analysed    See Answer
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