Solid State Question 170

Question: The number of octahedral sites per sphere in a fcc structure is

[MP PMT 2000, 01]

Options:

A) 8

B) 4

C) 2

D) 1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Number of octahedral sites = Number of sphere in the packing. \ Number of octahedral sites per sphere $ =1 $ .