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What is the coordination number for a two-dimensional square close packed structure?(a) 8(b) 4(c) 6(d) 2The question was posed to me in an online quiz.This key question is from Solid State topic in portion Solid State of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct answer is (b) 4

The explanation is: In a two-dimensional square close packed STRUCTURE, each sphere is in contact with 4 of its ADJACENT spheres. HENCE, it has coordination NUMBER 4.



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