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A compound is formed by two elements and The element forms cubic close packed arrangement and those of element occupy one third of the tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the compound?
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Atoms of Element , are present in cubic close packing. In cubic close packing the number of atoms per unit cell is .
So, the effective number of element , per unit cell is
Element , are present at one third of the tetrahedral voids.
Number of tetrahedral void Twice the number of atoms in unit cell
Number of atoms of Element are present unit cell
Formula of the compound
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