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The ionic radii of A+ and B are 1.7A and 1.8A respectively. Find the coordination number of A+.

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Radius ratio = radius of cationradius of anion=1.71.8 = 0.94
Since the ratio lies between 0.732 to 1, we can say that we are talking about a cubic void i.e. the coordination number is 8.

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