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The ratio of anion radius to cation radius of a crystal is `10 : 9.3`. The coordination number of the cation in the crystal is

A

2

B

4

C

6

D

8

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d
The ratio of anion to cation radii = `10 : 9.3`
`therefore` The ratio of cation to anion radii = `9.3 : 10 = 0.93`
Since, the radius ratio of cation to anion ranges between 0.732 to 1, the coordinate number is 8
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