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Right option for the number of tetrahedral and octahedral voids in hexagonal primitive unit cell are :

A

8, 4

B

6, 12

C

2, 1

D

12, 6

Step-by-Step Solution

Number of octahedral and tetrahedral voids formed by N closed packed atoms are N and 2N respectively. Each hexagonal unit cell contains 6 atoms therefore, number of tetrahedral and octahedral voids are 12 and 6 respectively.

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