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A solid is made of two elements P&Q.Atoms P are in ccp arangement and atoms Q occupy all the octahedral voids and half of the tetrahedral voids, then the simplest formula of the compound is

A solid is made of two elements P&Q.Atoms  P are in ccp arangement and atoms Q occupy all the octahedral voids and half of the tetrahedral voids, then the simplest formula of the compound is
 

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surya dev
13 Points
6 years ago
As we know no. Of atoms in CCP is 4 therefore p=4 and we know no . Of octahedral voids are 4 and total tetrahedral voids are 8 but according. To question q occupy all octahedral and half tetrahedral voids , therefore q=4+4=8. ,So formula will be p4q8 or we can write pq2

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