Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
The cordination number of a metal crysta...

The cordination number of a metal crystallising in a hexagonal close-packed structure is:

A

12

B

4

C

8

D

6

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

The number of particles is a unit cell of hexagonal close-packed structure is-

What is the unit cell in a hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure of particles?

What are the coordination numbers of each particles in square and hexagonal close packing of particles in two dimensions?

(i) What is meant by the term 'coordination number'? (ii) What is the coordination number of atom: (a) in a cubic close-packed structure (b) in a body-centred cubic structure?

The percent of empty space in a unit cell of hexagonal close-packed structure is-

What is the co-ordination number of each sphere in cubic close packing and hexagonal close packing ?

What is the two-dimensional coordination number of a molecule in square close-packed layer?

What is the two dimensional coordination number of a molecule in square close-packed layer?

What do you understand by an octahedral void in a close-packed crystal structure? What is the relation between the number of octahedral voids and the number of packed particles in a close-packed structure of particles?

What do you understand by a tetrahedral void in a close-packed structure of a crystal? What is the relation between the number of tetrahedral voids and the number of packed particles in a close-packed structure of particles?