The unit cell of solid fluorite, CaF2, is shown below. Which statement about fluorite is correct? — Solid State Chemistry Question
Question
The unit cell of solid fluorite, CaF2, is shown below. Which statement about fluorite is correct?
A.
Fluorite has a primitive cubic unit cell.
B.
The larger open circles represent the Ca atoms and the smaller filled circles represent the F atoms.
C.
The larger open circles’ nearest neighbors consist of six of the other larger open circles arranged in an octahedron.
D.✓ Correct
The smaller closed circles’ nearest neighbors consist of eight of the larger open circles arranged in a cube.
💬
Still have doubts about this question?
Practice more questions like this, completely free.