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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

A solid is made of 2 materials x and z . The atoms z are in CCP arrangement while the atom x occupy all the tetrahedral sites. What is the formula of the compound

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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9 Years ago
The formula should is X2Z. This is bcoz Z is in ccp which means 8 atoms at corner and 6 at face center so effectively 4 atoms. and x occupy all 8 tetrahedral voids that lie comletely inside lattice so x are effectively 8 atoms. i.e. x8z4 or x2z. Hope u got it else ask me to explain further and please do approve.