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In the calcium fluoride structure the co-ordination number of the cation and anions are respectively
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B
The 
ions are arranged in (ccp) arrangement, i.e. 
ions are present at all corners and tat the centre of each face of the cube. the fluoride ions occupy all the tetrahedral sites. This is 8 : 4 arrangement i.e., each 
ion is surrounded by 
ions and each 
ion by four 
ions.
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