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Question: Table 3.4 gives the ionic radii for K+ and O2- as 0.138 and 0.140 nm,
respectively.
(a) What would be the coordination number for each O2- ion?
(b) Briefly describe the resulting crystal structure for K2O.
r +
K = 0.138 nm = 0.986
r 2- 0.140 nm
O
Question: What is the difference between crystal structure and crystal system?
Answer: A crystal structure is described by both the geometry of, and atomic
arrangements within, the unit cell, whereas a crystal system is described only in terms of the unit
cell geometry. For example, face-centered cubic and body-centered cubic are crystal structures
that belong to the cubic crystal system.
Concept Check 3.3
Question: For cubic crystals, as values of the planar indices h, k, and l increase, does
the distance between adjacent and parallel planes (i.e., the interplanar spacing) increase or
decrease? Why?
Answer: The interplanar spacing between adjacent and parallel planes decreases as the
values of h, k, and l increase. As values of the planar indices increase, the magnitude of the
denominator in Equation 3.15 increases, with the result that the interplanar spacing (dhkl)
decreases.
Concept Check 3.4