One way to describe ionic crystal structures is in terms of cations filling voids among closely packed

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One way to describe ionic crystal structures is in terms of cations filling voids among closely packed anions. Show that in order for cations to fill the tetrahedral voids in a close packed arrangement of anions, the radius ratio of cation, rc, to anion, ra, must fall between the following limits 0.225 6 rc/ra < 0.414.

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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