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In a sodium chloride structure, the percentage of the octahedral voids occupied by cation is:

A

`50 %`

B

`100 %`

C

`25 %`

D

`33 %`

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B
In rock salt structure all the octahedral voids are occupied by cations (See structure of NaCl).
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