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The number of octahedral and tetrahedral holes respectively present in a hexagonal close packed ( \(h c p)\) crystal of ' \(X\) ' atoms are

  1. A \(X, 2 X\)
  2. B \(X, X\)
  3. C \(2 X, X\)
  4. D \(2 X, 2 X\)
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(C) \(2 X, X\)

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In a close packed structure (hcp or \(c c p)\) (i) Number of octahedral voids \(=\) Number of particles present in the close packing (ii) Number of tetrahedral voids \(=2 \times\) Number of octahedral voids.
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