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Q. Which of the following formulas is consistent with the unit cell of the rhenium oxide compound shown below?Chemistry Question Image

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Solution:

Effective number of rhenium $=\frac{1}{8} \times 8=1$
Effective number of oxygen $=12 \times \frac{1}{4}=3$
$\therefore $ Formula $ = ReO _{3} $
or $ Re _{2} O _{6} $