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.