With neat diagram of unit cell, explain the structure of NaCl crystal and calculate the no .of ions per unit cell, co ordination no. and lattice constant. Calculate the packing factor of NaCl crystal

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NaCl STRUCTURE:-

This is an ionic structure in which the $Na^{+ }$ ions and $Cl^-$ ions are alternately arranged. It is a combination of two FCC sublattice one made up of $Na^{+ }$ions and the other of 〖Cl〗^- ions as if one sublattice is translated through the other along the …

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