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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Solid State

A metal oxide crystallises in a hexagonal close-packed array of oxide ions with two out of every three octahedral holes occupied by metal ions. The formula of metal oxide is

  1. A \(M O\)
  2. B \(M_3 \mathrm{O}_4\)
  3. C \(M_2 \mathrm{O}_5\)
  4. D \(M_2 \mathrm{O}_3\)
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(D) \(M_2 \mathrm{O}_3\)

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Unit cell of hcp structure \(=6\) number of oxide ions per unit cell \(=6\) number of octahedral voids \(=6\). Since, ferric ions occupy only two out of every three octahedral voids, number of octahedral holes occupied by ferric ions \(\frac{2}{3} \times 6=4\) stoichiometric…