The tetrahedral voids formed by ccp arrangement of Cl− ions in rock salt structure are
A
Occupied by Na+ ions
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B
Occupied by Cl− ions
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C
Occupied by either Na+ or Cl− ions
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D
Vacant
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E
Occupied by Na+ ions
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F
Occupied by Cl− ions
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G
Occupied by either Na+ or Cl− ions
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H
Vacant
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Solution
The correct option is D Vacant In rock salt structure, Cl− ions form the ccp arrangement. Thus, it occupies the corners and face centres of the cubic unit cells.
For ccp/fcc, No. of tetrahedral voids =8
There are two tetrahedral voids on every body diagonal of fcc. No. of octahedral voids =4
Octahedral voids are present at every edge centre and at the body centre.
There is one octahedral void in centre of cube which gives full contribution to the unit cell and 12 edge centred octahedral voids which contribute 14 to the unit cell.
Thus, the total number of octahedral voids in ccp is 4.
In NaCl,Na+ occupies all the octahedral voids but all 8 tetrahedral voids are left vacant.
Thus, option (d) is correct.