The number of atoms on this HCP unit cell is :

4

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6

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12

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17

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Solution

The correct option is A $6$
Total effective number of atoms in HCP unit cell $= 12 \times \frac{1}{6} + 2 \times \frac{1}{2} + 3 = 6$

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