Ferrous oxide has a cubic structure and each edge of the unit cell is
50 Å . Assuming density of the oxide as 4.0g – cm -3 then the number of Fe2+ and O2- ions present in each unit cell will be
a. Four Fe2+ and four O2-
b. Two Fe2+ and four O2-
c. Four Fe2+ and O2-
d.Three Fe2+ and three O2-
Ans. a
(9)