The coordination number for an atom in a primitive cubic unit cell is____________.

6

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The correct option is A $6$
The coordination number for an atom in a primitive cubic unit cell is 6. Each sphere present at a corner of the unit cell is surrounded by 6 neighboring spheres present at 6 other corners.

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