Q. What is the coordination number of sodium ions in the case of sodium chloride structure
A) 6
B) 8
C) 4
D) 12
Explanation
(a) In $NaCl$ crystal $Na^{+}$ ions is surrounded by $6\ Cl^{-}$ ion, therefore coordination number of $Na^{+}$ is 6
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