Element B' forms ccp structure and 'A' occupies half of the octahedral voids, while oxygen atoms occupy all the tetrahedral voids. The structure of bimetallic oxide is:
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a
AB2O4
b
A4B2O
c
A2B2O
d
A2BO4
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
Number of atoms per unit cell in ccp = N =4 Number of octahedral voids = N =4 A occupies half of the octahedral voids, thus A atoms per unit cell = 4/2 =2 Tetrahedral voids = 2 × N =8 So number of oxygen atoms = 8A:B:0:: 2:4:8Thus, structure of bimetallic oxide is AB2O4 .