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  4. The coordination number of an atom in the simple cubic unit cell in a crystal lattice is

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Q. The coordination number of an atom in the simple cubic unit cell in a crystal lattice is

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Solution:

Coordination number is defined as the number of nearest neighbours that an atom has in a unit cell. It depends upon structure.

Simple cubic structure : coordination number $= 6$