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In NaCl structure , all the :

A

all octahedral and tetrahedral sites are occupied

B

only octahedral sites are occupied

C

only tetrahedral sites occupied

D

neither octahedral nor tetrahedral sites are occupied.

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B
Octahedral sites are occupied by `Na^+` ions in NaCl structure
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