In NaCl crystal each Cl^- ion is surrounded by [UP SEE 2009]

JEE Main Chemistry question

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In NaCl crystal each ion is surrounded by [UP SEE 2009]

(A)4 ions
(B)6 ionsCorrect
(C)1 ion
(D)2 ions

Answer: (B)

Solution

In the rock-salt structure, the ions occupy fcc lattice points and the ions occupy all octahedral voids, so each ion is octahedrally surrounded by 6 nearest ions

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