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Which of the following is/are correct for a diamond structure?

A
There are 6 atoms per unit cell.
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B
Carbon particles occupy half of octahedral voids and occupy hcp sites
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C
Carbon particles occupy half of tetrahedral voids and occupy fcc sites
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D
There are 8 atoms per unit cell.
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E
There are 6 atoms per unit cell.
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Carbon particles occupy half of octahedral voids and occupy hcp sites
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Carbon particles occupy half of tetrahedral voids and occupy fcc sites
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There are 8 atoms per unit cell.
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Solution

The correct option is D There are 8 atoms per unit cell.
In a diamond structure :
Carbon particles occupy half of tetrahedral voids and occupy fcc sites.
There are 8 atoms per unit cell.
The structure of diamond is identical to zinc blende (ZnS) structure.
Here,
3a4=2rc
Here,
a is the edge cell length.
r is the radius of carbon atom.

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