NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistrySolid StatePractice
A body centre cubic lattice is made up of two different types of atoms A and B . Atom A occupies the body centre and B occupying the corner positions. One of the corners is left unoccupied per unit cell. Empirical formula of such a solid is
Options
- AAB
- BA 2 B 2
- CA 5 B 7
- DA 8 B 7
Correct answer
D. A 8 B 7
Step-by-step solution
There is one A per unit cell Number of B per unit cell = 1 8 × 7 = 7 8 Empirical formula = A 1 B 7 8 =   A 8 B 7