Solid State Question 225

Question: Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct

[IIT 1998]

Options:

A) The coordination number of each type of ion in $ CsCl $ crystal is 8

B) A metal that crystallizes in $ bcc $ structure has a coordination number of 12

C) A unit cell of an ionic crystal shares some of its ions with other unit cells

D) The length of the unit cell in $ NaCl $ is 552 $ pm $ $ ({r _{N{{a}^{+}}}}=95pm;{r _{C{{l}^{-}}}}=181pm) $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

A metal that crystallizes in bcc structure has a co-ordination number of 8.