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Published on: August 13, 2026
If the coordination of 
in 
is 8, then the coordination number of 
ion would be
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B
In each 
each calcium cation is surrounded by eight fluoride anions in a body centred cubic arrangement. Each fluoride ion is in contact with four calcium ions. Thus 
has 8 : 4 co-ordination number.
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