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In the fluorite structure of , the coordination numbers of and are, respectively,

  1. A4 and 8
  2. B8 and 4
  3. C8 and 8
  4. D6 and 6

Answer: B

forms an fcc lattice and fills all tetrahedral voids. Each is surrounded by 4 (tetrahedral), and by the 1:2 ratio each is surrounded by 8 . The answer is 8 and 4.
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