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Q.

In a compound  XY2O4 , oxide ions are arranged in ccp structure. Cations X are present in octahedral voids and cations Y are equally distributed between octahedral and tetrahedral voids. The fraction of the octahedral voids occupied is

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a

16

b

18

c

12

d

14

answer is B.

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O2 occupies ccp  O2 is equal to 8×18+6×12=4

‘X’ is present in O Voids

 ‘Y’ is present in T Voids as well as O Voids

Therefore, 2 atoms are present in O voids. So, fraction of octahedral voids occupied is equal to =12

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