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If a fcc arrangement of A and B atoms, where A atoms are at the corner of the unit cell and B atoms at the face centres, one of the A atom is missing from one corner in each unit cell. What is the simplest formula of compound?

A
A7B24
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B
AB2
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A5B22
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A3B7
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Solution

The correct option is B A7B24
No. of atoms of A from corners of unit cell =78
No. of atoms of B from faces of unit cell =3
Thus A:B=78:3
or7:24
Thus the formula isA7B24

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