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A crystal made up of particles X, Y, and Z. X forms fcc packing. Y occupies all octahedral voids of X and Z occupies all tetrahedral voids of X. It all particles along one body diagonal are removed, then the formula of the crystal is
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Options:
  • A XYZ2
  • B X2YZ2
  • C X8Y4Z5
  • D X5Y4Z8
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The correct answer is: X5Y4Z8

For fcc, number of X atoms = 4/unit cell

Number of Tetrahedral Voids = Z = 8

Number of Octahedral Voids = Y = 4

Number of atoms removed along one body diagonal = 2X (corner) and 2Z (TVs) and 1 Y (OV at body centre)

    Number of X atoms left = 4 - 2 × 1 8 = 1 5 4

Number of Y atom left = 4 - (1 × 1) = 3

Number of Z atom left = 8 - (2 × 1) = 6

The simplest formula = X 1 5 4 Y 3 Z 6 X 1 5 Y 1 2 Z 2 4
                                                      X 5 Y 4 Z 8

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