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The general formula of an ionic compound crystallizing in the centred cubic structure is ______

A

`AB_(3)`

B

`A_(2)B`

C

`AB_(2)`

D

`AB`

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D
In the body centred cubic unit cell of an ionic compound only one cation and only one anion is present, hence the formula is AB.
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