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The unit cell structure of a mineral perovskite crystallizes in cubic unit cell wherein calcium (filled circles) and oxide (hollow circles) constitute a cubic close packing (ccp) arrangement and titanium ion (hollow square) occupies an interstitial hole as shown below. (Charges are omitted for simplicity). The empirical formula of this compound is
Options
- ACa ₂ TiO ₃
- BCa ₄ TiO ₆
- CCaTiO ₃
- DCa ₈ TiO ₆
Correct answer
C. CaTiO ₃
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