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For an ionic solid the cation radius is and the anion radius is . The radius ratio predicts a coordination number of

  1. A6
  2. B8
  3. C4
  4. D12

Answer: B

, which lies in the range to , giving cubic coordination (CN 8, CsCl-type).
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