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In zinc blende structure anions are arranged in ccp and cations are present in the tetrachedral voids and only half the tetrahedral voids are occupied,
if 'a' is the edge length of the unit cell then for zinc blende structure the distance of closest approach between cation and anion is

A

`(sqrt2a)/2`

B

`(sqrt3a)/2`

C

`(sqrt2a)/4`

D

`(sqrt3a)/4`

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