i) The coordination number of cubic close packed structure is 12.
ii) The coordination number of body-centred cubic structure is 8.
(a) Determine the type of cubic lattice to which a given crystal belongs if it has edge length of 290 pm and density is 7.80 g cm–3. (Molecular mass.= 56 g mol–1)
(b) Why does zinc oxide exhibit enhanced electrical conductivity on heating?