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If in diamond, there is a unit cell of carbon atoms as fcc and if carbon atom is `sp^(3)` hybridized, what fractions of void are occupied by carbon atom.

A

25 % tetrahedral

B

50 % tetrahedral

C

25 % octahedral

D

50 % octahedral

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