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Which statements about ionic crystal structures are correct?
AIn ZnS each ZnX2+ ion is surrounded tetrahedrally by 4 sulfide ions.
BIn CaFX2 the coordination number of CaX2+ is 8 and that of FX− is 4.
CIn NaX2O the NaX+ ions occupy the octahedral voids of the OX2− lattice.
DIn the CsCl unit cell, the number of formula units is 2.
Answer: A, B
Zinc blende has 4:4 tetrahedral coordination. In fluorite, CaX2+ (fcc) has CN 8 and FX− CN 4. In antifluorite NaX2O, NaX+ fill the tetrahedral voids (8 per cell). CsCl has Z=8×81=1 formula unit per cell, so C and D are wrong.