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Which statements about ionic crystal structures are correct?

  1. AIn each ion is surrounded tetrahedrally by 4 sulfide ions.
  2. BIn the coordination number of is 8 and that of is 4.
  3. CIn the ions occupy the octahedral voids of the lattice.
  4. DIn the CsCl unit cell, the number of formula units is 2.

Answer: A, B

Zinc blende has 4:4 tetrahedral coordination. In fluorite, (fcc) has CN 8 and CN 4. In antifluorite , fill the tetrahedral voids (8 per cell). CsCl has formula unit per cell, so C and D are wrong.
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