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Interpretation:
The interionic distance of Barium sulfide has to be calculated and a comparison of this value with the sum of ionic radii has to be done.
Concept Introduction:
Fcc unit cell:
Eight atoms occupy the corner position of a cube each contributing
Density:
It is the ration of mass and volume of a substance. Mathematically, it can be represented as given below.
Where,
Volume of a cubic unit cell:
Volume of cubic unit cell
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