In a face centred lattice with all the positions occupied by A atoms, the body centred octahedral holes in it is occupied by an atom B of an appropriate size for such a crystal. Predict the formulae of the compound.
A
AB
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B
A4B
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C
A4B3
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D
A4B5
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Solution
The correct option is BAB Zeffective of A= Face centre position =12×6×18×8=4
Zeffective of B=1+112×4=4 (Effective number of tetrahedral void)