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  4. Among the following which is correct for tetrahedral holes that are occupied in a diamond?

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Q. Among the following which is correct for tetrahedral holes that are occupied in a diamond?

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Solution:

Diamond has a face-centred cubic structure and $FCC$ has $8$ tetrahedral holes but in diamond only $4$ tetrahedral holes are filled to maintain its covalency.