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The corundum crystal structure, found for Al2O3, consists of an HCP arrangement of O2– ion...

The corundum crystal structure, found for Al2O3, consists of an HCP arrangement of O2 ions; the Al3 ions occupy octahedral positions.

(a) What fraction of the available octahedral positions are filled with Al3 ions?


(b) Sketch two close-packed O2 planes stacked in an AB sequence, and note octahedral positions that will be filled with the Al3 ions.

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