12-3

There will also be an anion located at the corner, point F (not drawn), and the cube diagonal AEF will be related to the ionic radii as
AEF = 2 (rA + rC )

(The line AEF has not been drawn to avoid confusion.) From the triangle ABF
(AB) 2 + (FB) 2 = ( AEF)2

But,
FB = a = 2 rA 2

and
AB = 2 rA

from above. Thus,

(2rA ) 2 +
Solving for the rC/rA ratio leads to
rC rA

2r 2 2 A 2 = [ (rA + rC )] 2

6 2 = 0.225 2

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