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 $