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A compound has cubical unit cell in which X atoms are present at 4 corners , Y atoms are present at the remaining corners and only at those face center(s) which is/are not opposite to each other.
The formula for the compound will be:

A
XY4
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X2Y
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X4Y
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D
XY2
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Solution

The correct option is A XY4
In a cubical unit cell:

Contribution for a corner particle is =18
Contribution for a face centre particle is =12
X is present at 4 corners,
Y is present at 4 remaining corners and at 3 face centers.
For X :
Total X atoms in a unit cell=4×18=12
For Y :
Total Y atoms in a unit cell=(4×18)+(3×12)=2
Formula of the compound is :
X12Y2XY4

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