NH4Cl crystallizes in a body-centered cubic lattice with edge length of unit cell equal to 387 pm. If the radius of the Cl− ion is 181 pm, radius for NH+4ion is
A
154. pm
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B
92.6 pm
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C
366.3 pm
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D
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is A154. pm For bcc lattice, 2rNH+4+2rCl−=a√3 (NH+4ion lies in the cubic void Cl− ions) or,rNH+4+rCl−=a√32=387×1.7322=335.1or,rCl=335.1−101.0=154.1pm