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(ii)┬аWhat is the coordination number of atoms:
(a)┬аin a cubic close-packed structure?
(b)┬аin a body-centred cubic structure?
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(i)┬аThe number of nearest neighbours of any constituent particlepresent in the crystal lattice is called its coordination number.
(ii)┬аThe coordination number of atoms
(a)┬аin a cubic close-packed structure is 12, and
(b)┬аin a body-centred cubic structure is 8