Question: If the distance between $Na^{+}$and $Cl^{-}$in NaCl crystal is 256 pm, the edge length of the un...

Question

If the distance between $Na^{+}$ and $Cl^{-}$ in NaCl crystal is 256 pm, the edge length of the unit cell will be

Answer 1

In NaCl crystal,

Edge length = 2 × distance between $Na^{+}$ and $Cl^{-}$

$= 2 \times 265 = 530pm$

Question: If the distance between \(Na^{+}\)and \(Cl^{-}\)in NaCl crystal is 256 pm, the edge length of the un...