A face-centered cubic arrangement has A and B atoms. A atoms are at the corners of the unit cell and B atoms are at the face centers. One of the A atoms is missing from one corner in the unit cell. The formula of the compound is
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a
A7B3
b
AB3
c
A7B24
d
A7/8B3
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
Since one A atom is missing from one corner, the number of A atoms per unit cell =18×7=78 atoms. Number of atoms B present at the face centers =6×12=3Therefore, A : B = 718:3. The formula is A7B24.