The Solid State - Result Question 32
####32. In the fluorite structure, the coordination number of
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 3
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Solution:
- (c) In fluorite structure, each
ion is surrounded by four ions whereas, each is surrounded by eight ions, giving a body centred cubic arrangement. Thus the co-ordination number of .