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ChemistrySolid StateMiscellaneous/MixedEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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How many tetrahedral holes are occupied in diamond?

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Answer:
B
Solution:

Diamond has face centered cubic structure and FCC has 8  tetrahedral holes but in  diamond  only 4 tetrahedral holes are filled to mantain its covalency.

Percengate of tetrahedral holes diamond = 4 8 ×100=50%

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:Solid StateSubtopic:Miscellaneous/Mixed
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