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Spinel is an important class of oxides having two types of metal ions. A type of spinel has a CCP arrangement of O²⁻ ions in which Fe²⁺ cations occupy 1/8^th of the tetrahedral voids and Fe³⁺ cations occupy half of the octahedral voids.

What is the minimum internuclear distance between $Fe^{2 +}$ ion & $Fe^{3 +}$ ion in spinel -

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Distance between octahedral & tetrahedral void $= \frac{3 a}{4}$

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Solid StateSubtopic:Packing in lonic Solids

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