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In zinc blende, the percentage of tetrahedral voids occupied by `Zn^(2+)` ions is : (a) 0.25 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.75 (d) 1

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0.25

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0.5

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0.75

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1

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B
In zinc blende, `S^(2-)` ions have ccp arrangement and `Zn^(2+)` ions occupy half, i.e., alternate tetrahedral voids.
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