NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: SOLID STATE

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Potassium crystallizes in a bcc lattice, hence the coordination number of potassium metal is

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Correct option: D

Option D (8) is correct because in a body-centered cubic (bcc) lattice, each atom is surrounded by 8 nearest neighbors, giving it a coordination number of 8.

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