Multiple choice

Which of the following combinations of ‘molecule: permitted coordination number-arrangements of anions around the cations’ is not correctly matched?

  1. B2O3: 3 - plane triangular

  2. ZnS: 4 - tetrahedral

  3. NaCl: 6 - octahedral

  4. CsCl: 6 - octahedral

  5. CaF2: 8 - cubic
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D Correct answer
Explanation

CsCl has permitted coordination number of 8 with cubic arrangement.

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