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kbr has a rock salt type structre what is the coordination number of k+ and br- in KBr

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As KBr crystallised in rock salt structure therefore the structure of KBr is similar to NaCl. As the coordination number of both cation and anion in NaCl is 6 therefore the coordination number of both K+ and Br- ions is also 6.

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