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Published on: August 13, 2026
An element crystallises in a face-centred cubic 
unit cell with cell edge a. The distance between the centres of two nearest octahedral voids in the crystal lattice is
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Octahedral void in fcc is present at edge centre and body centre.
ctahedral void
minimum distance between two nearest
octahedral void is 
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