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Question

Chemistry Question on The solid state

In an antifluorite structure, cations occupy

A

octahedral voids

B

centre of the cube

C

tetrahedral voids

D

corners of the cube

Answer

tetrahedral voids

Explanation

Solution

In antifluorite structure, oxide ions are present in fccfcc packing and metal ions occupy all the tetrahedral voids.