MolSynapsequestion bank
MolSynapse / Question bank / Solid State / Classification of solids and crystal lattices
JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3ss050

A salt MX has and . Using the radius-ratio rule (and , ), the coordination number of M and the unit cell edge length for the corresponding cubic structure (ions touching along the edge for CN 6; along the body diagonal for CN 8) are

  1. ACN 6 and 397 pm
  2. BCN 6 and 562 pm
  3. CCN 4 and 562 pm
  4. DCN 8 and 325 pm

Answer: B

, between 0.414 and 0.732, so CN 6 (rock salt, fcc). Ions touch along the edge: . The value 397 pm comes from wrongly dividing by , and 325 pm is the CsCl-type value.
Practice Solid State More on Classification of solids and crystal lattices

More questions on Classification of solids and crystal lattices