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An ionic compound has a unit cell consisting of A ions at the corners of a cube and B ions on the centers of the faces of the cube .The empirical formula for this compound would be

A

`A_(2)B`

B

AB

C

`A_(3)B`

D

`AB_(3)`

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    A
    `AB_(3)`
    B
    `A_(3)B`
    C
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    D
    `A_(2)B`

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    A
    `A_(2) B `
    B
    `AB`
    C
    `A_(3)B`
    D
    `AB_(3)`

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    `AB_(4)`
    B
    `AB_(2)`
    C
    `A_(2)B`
    D
    `AB`