Solution

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For mixed parity, one of the three pair sums is even and two are odd. Thus their phase factors sum to , giving
These superlattice reflections reveal chemical ordering. Their kinematic intensity is proportional to , and vanishes in the hypothetical limit of equal species scattering factors.

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