Coordination Number of Atoms in Unit Cells

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Coordination Number of Atoms in Unit Cells: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Coordination Number of FCC or CCP Lattice, Coordination Number of BCC Lattice, Coordination Number of Simple Cubic Lattice & Effect of Temperature and Pressure on Coordination Number etc.

Important Questions on Coordination Number of Atoms in Unit Cells

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In a simple cubic lattice, the co-ordination number is :

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In calcium fluoride, having the fluorite structure, the coordination numbers for calcium ion (Ca2+) and fluoride ion (F-) are

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The co-ordination number of eight for cation is found in : 

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In which of the following structures, the anion has maximum coordination number: 

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In face - centred cubic lattice, a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells ? 

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Atom P+ in a crystal solid are present at all octahedral voids and atom Q form ccp lattice. The nearest neighbour of P+ is 'x' and next nearest neighbour of Q is 'y', then what is the value of xy ?

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In a solid 'AB' having rock salt arrangement ( NaCl structure), 'A' atoms occupy the corners and face center of the cubic unit cell. 'B' atoms occupies all octahedral voids of the unit cell. If all the face-centered atoms along one of the axes are removed, then the resultant stoichiometry of the solid is

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Arrangement of sulphide ions in Zinc blends is

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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In a cubic close packing of spheres in three dimensions, the co-ordination number of each sphere is:

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In a cubic close packing of spheres in three dimensions, the co-ordination number of each sphere is:

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In the closest packed structure of a metallic lattice, the number of nearest neighbours of a metallic atom is:

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What is the coordination number of body centred cube?

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What is the coordination number of Cs+ in CsCl?

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In a face centred cubic lattice the number of nearest neighbours for a given lattice point are :

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Which kind of attractive forces are likely to be holding particles together in a substance that melts at 681 °C and that conducts electricity when molten but not when solid?