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COMEDK · Chemistry · 16. Solid State

The ratio of cationic radius to anionic radius in an ionic crystal is greater than \(0.732\). Its coordination number is

  1. A \(6\)
  2. B \(8\)
  3. C \(1\)
  4. D \(4\)
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(B) \(8\)

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When the radius ratio is between \(0.732-1.000\), the coordination number is 8 and arrangement is body centered cubic (bcc) packing.
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