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An ionic compound is formed between a metal M and a non-metal Y. If M occupies half the octahedral voids in the cubic close-packed arrangement formed by $\mathrm{Y}$, the chemical formula of the ionic compound is
ChemistrySolid StateKVPYKVPY 2013 (SB/SX)
Options:
  • A MY
  • B $\mathrm{MY}_{2}$
  • C $M_{2} Y$
  • D $\mathrm{MY}_{3}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\mathrm{MY}_{2}$


then formula of ionic compound is $\mathrm{MY}_{2}$

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