16) In the Zinc Blende (or ZnS) structure, only half of the available holes are occupied by the tetrahedral coordinated Zn2+ ions. What is the total number of holes for one ZnS unit cell? A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 6 E) 8
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Step 1: In the Zinc Blende structure, each Zn2+ ion occupies one of the tetrahedral holes in the lattice. Show more…
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