A certain ionic compound is found in the Spinel structure in nature, in which O2− ions constitute CCP lattice, A2+ ions occupy 1/8th of the tetrahedral voids and B3+ ions occupy 1/2 of the octahedral voids. Find out total positive charge contained in two unit cells of given ionic structure.
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a
+8 electronic charge
b
+12 electronic charge
c
+16 electronic charge
d
+24 electronic charge
answer is C.
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Total positive charge in 1 unit cell = charge on A2++ charge on B3+⇒18×8×2+12×4×3=8 Electronic charge.∴ Total positive charge in 2 unit cells = 16 electric charge.