Which statement best describes the lattice structure of solid sodium chloride?

A. Each sodium ion is surrounded by one chloride ion.

B. Each chloride ion is surrounded by two sodium ions.

C. Each chloride ion is surrounded by four sodium ions.

D. Each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions.

Respuesta :

The best describes the lattice structure of solid sodium chloride is,

  • Each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions.

Structure of sodium chloride.

  • [tex]NaCl[/tex] has cubic unit cell.
  • [tex]NaCl[/tex]  has generally faced centered cubic unit cell (fcc).

What is lattice structure?

  • The lattice structure is three dimensional opened celled structures.
  • In lattice structure there are one or more repeating unit cell.
  • The types of lattice structure are face centered (fcc), body centered  (bcc) and hexagonal closed pack (hcp).

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