Inthesodiumchloridelatticethenumberofchlorideionsthatsurroundeachsodiumioniscalledthecoordinationnumberofthesodiumions.Whatarethecoordinationnumbersofthesodiumionsandthechlorideionsinthesodiumchloridelattice?
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Inthesodiumchloridelatticethenumberofchlorideionsthatsurroundeachsodiumioniscalledthecoordinationnumberofthesodiumions.Whatarethecoordinationnumbersofthesodiumionsandthechlorideionsinthesodiumchloridelattice?
Solution
In a sodium chloride lattice, each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions. Similarly, each chloride ion is surrounded by six sodium ions. Therefore, the coordination number for both the sodium ions and the chloride ions in the sodium chloride lattice is six.
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