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CaS exists in a cubic close packed arrangement of `S^(2-)` ions in which `Ca^(2+)` ions occupy 1/2 of the available tetrahedral holes. How many `Ca^(2+)and S^(2-)` ions are contained in the unit cell?

A

1,1

B

2,4

C

4,4

D

4,2

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C
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