A cubic solid is made up of two elements X and Y. Atoms of X are present on every alternate corner and one at the center of cube. Y is at $\frac{1}{3}^{\mathrm{rd}}$ of the total faces. The empirical formula of the compound is :
Solution
$\begin{aligned} & \text { Number of } X \text { particles }=4 \times \frac{1}{8}+1=1.5 \\\\ & \text { Number of } Y \text { particles }=6 \times \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}=1 \\\\ & \therefore \text { Empirical formula }=X_{1.5} Y_1=X_3 Y_2\end{aligned}$
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: States of Matter · Topic: Gas Laws
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