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JEE Advanced2022Paper 2CHEM-III
Q.

Atom X occupies the fcc lattice sites as well as alternate tetrahedral voids of the same lattice. The packing efficiency (in %) of the resultant solid is closest to

  1. A

    25

  2. B

    35

  3. C

    55

  4. D

    75

Solution

In an FCC unit cell there are 4 atoms at the lattice sites and 8 tetrahedral voids. Occupying alternate tetrahedral voids contributes another 4 atoms. Total atoms per unit cell: .

The constraint comes from the closer contact: along the body diagonal a tetrahedral void lies at one-quarter of the diagonal from a corner atom, so , giving .

Packing efficiency .

. Therefore packing efficiency .

Closest to 35%. Option (B).

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