MCQ
Hydrogen occupies the $......$ holes, while carbon and nitrogen occupy $......$ holes:
  • Tetrahedral and octahedral
  • B
    Octahedral and tetrahedral
  • C
    Octahedral and octahedral
  • D
    Tetrahedral and tetrahedral

Answer

Correct option: A.
Tetrahedral and octahedral
The size of the hole in tetrahedral voids is smaller than the size of the hole in octahedral voids. The size of the $H$ atom is smaller than the size of $C$ and $N$ atoms. Hence, hydrogen occupies tetrahedral voids and carbon and nitrogen occupy octahedral voids.

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