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Atoms of an element 'A' occupy tetrahedral voids in the hexagonal close packed (hcp) unit cell lattice formed by the element 'B'. The formula of the compound formed by 'A' and 'B' is

A

`a_(2)b`

B

`ab_(2)`

C

`a_(4)b_(3)`

D

`a_(2)b_(3)`

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C
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