Solid State Question 199

Question: In $ CsCl $ structure, the coordination number of $ C{{s}^{+}} $ is

[MP PMT 2001]

Options:

A) Equal to that of $ C{{l}^{-}} $ , that is 6

B) Equal to that of $ C{{l}^{-}} $ , that is 8

C) Not equal to that of $ C{{l}^{-}} $ , that is 6

D) Not equal to that of $ C{{l}^{-}} $ , that is 8

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ C{{l}^{-}} $ ions in $ CsCl $ adopt BCC type of packing.