Question

octahedral void at edge centre in ccp arrangement is equally distributed amongst ?
1)8 unit cells 2) 6 unit cells 3)4 unit cells 4) 2 unit cells please explain it dudes

Answer 1

Answer:

An octahedral void if present at the edge centre will be distributed equally amongst 4 other unit cells.

So, correct answer is (3).

This void will be shared with an adjacent unit cell and two unit cells above it.