Multiple choice

In which of the following crystal structures are cations arranged into cubic close packing and the anions occupy all the tetrahedral voids?

  1. Rock-salt structure

  2. Fluorite structure

  3. Anti-fluorite structure

  4. Sphalerite structure

  5. Corundum structure
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In fluorite structure, cations are arranged into cubic close packing and the anions occupy all the tetrahedral voids.

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