Solid State Question 22

Question: In an antifluorite structure, cations occupy

Options:

A) octahedral voids

B) centre of cube

C) tetrahedral voids

D) corners of cube

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] In antifluorite structure the oxide ions (anions) form a face-centered cubic array and the metal ions (cations) occupy all the tetrahedral voids. Example: $ Na_2O $