Ionic Radii
X-ray diffraction or electron diffraction techniques provides the necessary information regarding unit cell. From the dimensions of the unit cell, it is possible to calculate ionic radii.
Let, cube of edge length 'a' having cations and anions say 
structure.
Then, 
Where 
and 
are radius of cation and anion.
Radius of 
For bcc lattice say 
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