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

Question

Among the following which is correct for tetrahedral holes that are occupied in a diamond? (A) 25 % (B) 50 % (C) 75 % (D) 100 %

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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.

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

$25$ %

$50$ %

$75$ %

$100$ %

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.