Q. The coordination number of body centred crystal is
A) 6
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16
Explanation
(b) In a body centred crystal each atom is in contact with eight atoms at the corners of the simple cubic cell, hence coordination number of bcc crystal is 8.
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