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NaCl is ionic solid, edge length of NaCl is x then the number of atoms which are located at the face centre of the unit cell in 58.5 g of NaCl is equal to ×1023atoms.

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Molar mass of NaCl=23+35.5=58.5 g, so moles of NaCl=58.5/58.5=1
And one mole of NaCl containes =6.023×1023 NaCl
and one unit cell contain 4 NaCl thus total number of unit cell in 58.5 g of NaCl is
=6.023×10234=1.5×1023 ----eq.(1)

NaCl ccp array formed by Cl which are located at corner and at the face centre of unit cell and Na+ ions are located in octahedral voids.
Atoms at the face centre
6×0.5=3 atoms per unit cell so, total number of atoms located at the face centre are =1.5×3×1023=4.5×1023

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