The number of octahedral and tetrahedral holes respectively present in a hexagonal close packed $(hcp)$ crystal of $X$ atoms are

  • A
    $X, 2X$
  • B
    $X, X$
  • C
    $2X, X$
  • D
    $2X, 2X$

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