A plane intersects the coordinate axes at  what is the Miller index of this plane?

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  1. 9,3,2
  2. 4,3,2
  3. 4,2,3
  4. 3,6,4

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Option 4 : 3,6,4
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Explanation:

Miller indices are rationalized reciprocal of fractional intercepts taken along the crystallographic directions.

Calculation:

Given

Plane intercepts are 

Plane ABCD

 

x

y

Z

Intercept

 

Reciprocal

Rationalization

Indices

3

6

4

∴ Miller index of this plane will be 3,6,4

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