Question

What is the coordination number of atoms :
(a) in a cube closed-packed structure?
(b) in a body-centered cubic structure?

Answer 1

@aaronq

Answer 2

do you know what they look like?

Answer 3

yes I know @aaronq

Answer 4

could you sketch them?

Answer 5

I think the answer of first is 6

and for the second is 8.

Am I correct @aaronq ?

Answer 6

If i remember correctly, body centred cubic should be 4

Answer 7

How ?

Answer 8

sorry, NaCl is bcc it should be 6