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The number of octahedral sites per spher...

The number of octahedral sites per sphere in fcc structure is

A

`8`

B

`4`

C

`2`

D

`1`

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D
Number of octahedral sites `=` Number of ions in the packing.
`:.` Number of octahedral sites per sphere `= 1`
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