Q.

An ionic solid of XY the type having anions in CCP the lattice and cations in the octahedral voids. Let a be the edge length of an FCC cube. The radius ratio of cation (R+) to that of anion (R-) is greater than 0.415. Then which of the following is true?

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a

R-=a22

b

Cations will not be in contact with each other

c

R++R=a2

d

Anions will not be in contact with each other

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The radius ratio should be equal to 0.414 for an ideal fit in the octahedral vacuum, but in this case, the cation is larger than required. Anions can no longer touch one another. Because they are separated by octahedral spaces, cations do not contact. However, side length, an is still equal to the sum of the radius of the anion and the cube's centre cation's diameter.

a=2R++R

But to have R=a22,

R=2R++R22

Or, R+=0.414R but it's not always the case.

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