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Formation of NaCl Lattice

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Crystal of sodium chloride belong to the ______ system.

A

orthorhombic

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cubic

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trigonal

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monoclinic

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Solution

The correct option is B cubic
In sodium chloride (NaCl), the chloride ions are arranged in a cubic structure (called as face centered cubic) and sodium ions occupy octahedral voids between them. Each sodium ion is surrounded by 6 chloride ions. So, B is the correct answer.

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