Cation-anion radius ratio
（重定向自Critical radius ratio）
![Critical Radius Ratio. This diagram is for coordination number six: 4 anions in the plane shown, 1 above the plane and 1 below. The stability limit is at rC/rA = 0.414](/Images/godic/202501/07/Criticalradiusratio0119.png")
In condensed matter physics and inorganic chemistry the cation-anion radius ratio is the ratio of the ionic radius of the cation to the ionic radius of the anion in a cation-anion compound. This is simply given by ![r_{C} / r_{A}](/Images/godic/202501/07/575d911412bfc972a4f90eb39efd17e20119.png")
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According to Pauling's rules for crystal structures, the allowed size of the cation for a given structure is determined by the critical radius ratio. If the cation is too small, then it will attract the anions into each other and they will collide hence the compound will be unstable due to anion-anion repulsion; this occurs when the radius ratio drops below 0.155.