ZnS exists in two different form: zinc b...

`ZnS` exists in two different form: zinc blende and wurtzite. Both occur in `4 : 4` coordination compounds. Zinc blende has an fcc structure and wurtizite has an hcp structure.

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In Zinc blende structure

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