Relationship between ionic unit cell types, # formula units,

coordination no., edge length & ionic radii for ionic cmpds -
study sheet

NaCl CsCl ZnS CaF2

Description Cl! ions in a fcc Cl! ions in a sc S2! ions in a fcc Ca2+ ions in a
+ + 2+
of unit cell lattice with Na lattice with Cs lattice with Zn fcc! lattice with
(location of ions on the ions in the body ions in middle F ions in the
cations and edges and in the center. of 4 alternate middle of every
body center. subcubes subcube
anions)

# fu/uc 4 NaCl fu 1 CsCl fu 4 ZnS fu 4 CaF2 fu

Type of
holes: octahedral cubic tetrahedral cubic
cation
anion octahedral cubic tetrahedral tetrahedral

coord #: 6 8 4 8
cation
anion 6 8 4 4

edge length 2r+ + 2r- 4 (r+ + r-) 4 (r+ + r-)

in terms of R = 2r+ + 2r- R = ------------ R = ------------ R = ------------
radii (3)1/2 (3)1/2 (3)1/2