Solid State Question 169

Question: The intermetallic compound $ LiAg $ crystallizes in cubic lattice in which both lithium and silver have coordination number of eight. The crystal class is

[CBSE PMT 1997]

Options:

A) Simple cube

B) Body-centred cube

C) Face-centred cube

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In body centred cubic, each atom/ion has a coordination number of 8.