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Octahedral Holes in CP Arrays | |
One octahedral hole per anion is found in a close packed array of anions. In a compound such as NiO or NaCl with one cation per anion (with cations in octahedral holes) all of the octahedral holes are filled.
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Layer 1
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Layer 2
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closest packed array of anions contains one octahedral hole per anion
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