A first-order (n = 1) reflection from the plane of a cubic crystal was observed at a glancing angle of 11.2° when Cu Kα X-rays (λ = 154 pm) were used. What is the interatomic distance between the atoms in the unit cell? Answer in pm.

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A first-order (n = 1) reflection from the plane of a cubic crystal was observed at a glancing angle of 11.2° when Cu Kα X-rays (λ = 154 pm) were used. What is the interatomic distance between the atoms in the unit cell?

Answer in pm. 

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