===== Example: Chains and bonds of copper wire =====



=== Video ====
Part 1:

You have a wire with a square-shaped cross-section. It's 3 m in length and made of copper (bond length = 2.57 e -10 m). The sides of the wire are 2mm wide.

a) Calculate the number of chains in the wire.

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Part 2:

b) Calculate the number of bonds per chain in the wire. 

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Part 3:

c) Calculate the macroscopic spring stiffness constant of the wire if the interatomic spring stiffness is 28 N/m.

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=== Four Quadrants ===


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