If the radius of Mg2+ ion, Cs+ ion, O2− ion, S2− ion and Cl− ion are 0.65A∘,1.69A∘,1.40A∘,1.84A∘ and 1.81A∘ respectively. The co-ordination numbers of the cations in the crystals of MgS, MgO and CsCl, respectively, are :
A
4,6,8
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B
5,6,7
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C
3,5,7
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D
5,7,7
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Solution
The correct option is A4,6,8 Radius ratio are as follows:
Mg2+S2−=0.651.84=0.35
Mg2+O2−=0.651.40=0.46
Cs+Cl−=1.691.81=0.93
So, we can see that the co-ordination numbers of the cations in MgS, MgO and CsCl are 4,6 and 8 respectively.