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The total of tetrahedral and octahedral voids in the face centred unit cell is …………. .

A

6 , 6

B

8 , 4

C

10 , 12

D

12 , 8

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The correct Answer is:
B
No. of atoms per unit cell in the face centred cubic unit cell = 4.
No. of tetrahedral voids `=4xx2=8`
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