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In calcium fluoride, having the fluorite structure, the coordination numbers for calcium ion () and fluoride ion () are:

  1. A
    and
  2. B
    and
  3. C
    and
  4. D
    and

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In the fluorite () structure: ions form a face-centered cubic () lattice. ions occupy all the tetrahedral voids.Each ion is surrounded by ions at the corners of a cube. (C.N. ).Each ion is surrounded by ions at the corners of a tetrahedron. (C.N. ).

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In calcium fluoride, having the fluorite structure, the coordination numbers for calcium ion () and fluoride ion () are:
A
and
B
and
C
and
D
and

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