Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118324579
ISBN 13: 978-1-11832-457-8

Chapter 12 - Structures and Properties of Ceramics - Questions and Problems - Page 505: 12.8c

Answer

Only one-half of the tetrahedral positions will be occupied because there are two tetrahedral sites per anion, but there is only one cation per anion.

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Only one-half of the tetrahedral positions will be occupied because there are two tetrahedral sites per anion, but there is only one cation per anion.
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