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In an antiflrorite structure, cations oc...

In an antiflrorite structure, cations occupy

A

octahedral voids

B

centre of the cube

C

tetrahedral voids

D

corners of the cube

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C
In antifluorite structure, oxide ions are present in fcc packing and metal ions occupy all the tetrahedral voids.
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