JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: SOLID STATE

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The number of octahedral sites per sphere in a fcc structure is

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Correct option: A

Option A (1) is correct because in an FCC structure, the number of octahedral sites is equal to the number of atoms in the unit cell, which is 4. Since there are 4 spheres, there is 1 octahedral site per sphere (4/4 = 1).

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