In the crystal structure of rock salt (NaCl), the arrangement of Cl^- ions is:

JEE Main Chemistry question

Not in JEE Main or NEET syllabus

In the crystal structure of rock salt , the arrangement of ions is:

(A)FccCorrect
(B)Bcc
(C)Both (A) and (B)
(D)None of these

Answer: (A)

Solution

In the rock-salt structure, the larger ions occupy the corners and face centres of the cubic unit cell, forming a face-centred cubic (fcc/ccp) lattice, with the smaller

See the full step-by-step solution

Create a free account to read the complete working, and practise questions like this in a timed test.

Create a free account

Question ID VK-141713