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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

In a fcc arrangement of X and Y atoms, whose Y atoms are at the corners of the unit cell and X atoms are at the face centres. One of the X atoms is missing frm one of the faces in the unit cell. The simplest formula of the compound is :-

(a) X 5 Y2 (b)X2Y5 (c) XY3 (d) X3 Y

Profile image of Sanchit Gupta
16 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Sudip Ghosh
16 Years ago

 I think it is X2Y5

Profile image of abhishek  sahu,IIT-K
16 Years ago

initially total number of  X atoms =4

finally it will be3

answer is-- X3 Y