JEE Main Chemistry question

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What is the structure of NaCl? [OJEE 2008]

(A)BCC
(B)FCCCorrect
(C)Interpenetrating fcc
(D)None of these

Answer: (B)

Solution

NaCl has a face-centred cubic arrangement of ions in which both and have a coordination number of six, so it is conventionally described as a 6:6 coordination crystal with an FCC-type unit cell. It is not

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