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The ratio of the size of the central atom to the size of the coordanating atom which in turn is expressed by the ration of their respective radii of called

A

radius ratio

B

coordinating number

C

rank

D

effective ratio

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For ionic crystals ,the radius ratio is defined as
`"Radius ratio"=("radius of cation"(r^(+)))/("radius of anion"(r^(-)))`
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