In calcium fluoride, having the fluorite structure, the coo…

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Published on: August 13, 2026

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

4 and 2

6 and 6

8 and 4 4 and 8

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In fluorite structure, ions are in the face centred cubic arrangement. Each is connected to 4 ions below it and to another set of 4 ions above it i.e. has a coordination number of 8 and each ion has a coordination number 4.

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