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In a crystalline solid, atoms of X form fcc packing and the atoms of Y occupy all the octahedral voids. If all the atoms along one body diagonal are removed ,then the simplest formula of the crystalline solid will be:

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XY
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X4Y3
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X5Y4
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X4Y5
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Solution

The correct option is C X5Y4
in fcc packing (at corners and face centres of cubic unit cell) Number of atoms of X=8×18+6×12=4
No of octahedral voids = Number of atoms in FCC = 4
Number of atoms of Y=4
Along one body diagonal, there are two corner atoms and one body centre atom.
So, there are two X atoms and one Y atom.

Number of effective atoms of X after removal=4(2×18)=154
Number of effective atoms of Y after removal=41=3
X:Y=154:3
Simplest formula=X5Y4

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