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A solid is made of two element P and Q. Atoms P are in ccp arrangement and atoms Q occupy all the octahedral voids and half of the tetrahdedral voids, then the simplest formula of the compound is

A.

`PQ_2`

B.

`P_2Q`

C.

PQ

D.

`P_2O_2`

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Four atoms P contributes to one unit cell from ccp arrangement and 4 atoms Q from the all octahedral voids and 4 atoms Q from the half of the tetrahedral void contributes one unit cell. So, formula of solid is `P_4O_8` so, the simplest formula of the solid is `PQ_2` .