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The coordination number of a face centered cubic space lattice is

A. Six

B. Twelve

C. Eighteen

D. Twenty

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)


The face-centered cubic (fcc) has a coordination number of 12 and contains 4 atoms per unit cell.
The body-centered cubic (bcc) has a coordination number of 8 and contains 2 atoms per unit cell.
The simple cubic has a coordination number of 6 and contains 1 atom per unit cell

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