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Coordination Number

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The co-ordination number of a body-centered atom in a body centered cubic structure is:

A

4

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6

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C

8

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12

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Solution

The correct option is C $8$
Coordination number is the number of nearest neighbours of a central atom in the structure.

BCC has a coordination number of $8$ .

Hence, option C is correct.

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