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MHT CET · Chemistry · Solid State

Which among the following crystal lattices occupies all of the cubic holes by cations?

  1. A \(\mathrm{SrCl}_{2}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{CaF}_{2}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{CsCl}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{UO}_{2}\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{CsCl}\)

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\(\mathrm{CsCl}\)
Cations inhabited all of the cubic holes in \(\mathrm{CsCl}\) crystal lattices. A single atom in the cube's centre belongs to this unit cell, and the unit cell has only one body centre. As a result, the compound's formula is \(\mathrm{CsCl}\), which stands for body-centred cubic cell. Particles are present in the corners of the cube, as well as one particle in the centre of the body, in this sort of cell.