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The number of tetrahedral voids per unit cell in NaCl crystal is ________.

(i) 4

(ii) 8

(iii) twice the number of octahedral voids.

(iv) four times the number of octahedral voids.

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The answer is the option (ii, iii) NaCl has fcc arrangement
Number of atoms in packing per unit cell = 4
Number of tetrahedral voids per unit cell = 2 \times  No. of particles present in close packing
=2\times 4=8
Number of tetrahedral voids per unit cell = 2 \times No. of octahedral voids

Hence, option ii and iii are correct.

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