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(i)
What
is meant by the term 'coordination number'?
(ii)
What is the coordination number of atoms:
(a)
in a cubic close-packed structure?
(b)
in a
body-centred cubic structure?
(i) What is meant by the term 'coordination number'?
(ii) What is the coordination number of atoms:
(a) in a cubic close-packed structure?
(b) in a body-centred cubic structure?
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(i) The number of
nearest neighbours of any constituent particle present in the crystal
lattice is called its coordination number.
(ii) The
coordination number of atoms
(a)
in a cubic close-packed structure is 12, and
(b)
in a body-centred cubic structure is 8
(i) The number of nearest neighbours of any constituent particle present in the crystal lattice is called its coordination number.
(ii) The coordination number of atoms
(a) in a cubic close-packed structure is 12, and
(b) in a body-centred cubic structure is 8
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