An ionic compound crystallizes in a unit cell having a face-centered cubic array of metal ions, Mn+, and all of the tetrahedral holes occupied by anions, X–. The empirical formula of this ionic compound is
A. MX.
B. MX2.
C. M2
D. M7X4.
Answer:B
An ionic compound crystallizes in a unit cell having a face-centered cubic array of metal ions, Mn+, and all of the tetrahedral holes occupied by anions, X–. The empirical formula of this ionic compound is
A. MX. B. MX2. C. M2 D. M7X4.