The unit cell of a binary compound of $A$ and $B$ metals has a $ccp$ structure with $A$ atoms occupying the corners and $B$ atoms occupying the centres of each face of the cubic unit cell. If during the crystallisation of this alloy,two $A$ atoms are missing from the unit cell,the overall composition per unit cell is:

  • A
    $AB_6$
  • B
    $AB_4$
  • C
    $AB_8$
  • D
    $A_6B_{24}$

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