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Potassium hexachloroplatinate (IV), K2[PtCl6] adopts anti-fluorite crystal structure. Which of the following information is correct about ideal K2[PtCl6] crystal?

Options

A.K+ ions occupy all the tetrahedral voids.
B.The unit cell is FCC with respect to PtCl62− ions.
C.The coordination number of PtCl62− ions is 4.
D.The coordination number of PtCl62− ions is 8.

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