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The mass of a unit cell of CsCl corresponds to :

8

C s^{+}

and

1

C l^{-}

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1

C s^{+}

and

6

C l^{-}

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1

C s^{+}

and

1

C l^{-}

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4

C s^{+}

and

4

C l^{-}

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Solution

The correct option is C $1$ $C s^{+}$ and $1$ $C l^{-}$
The mass of a unit cell of $C s C l$ have $\frac{1}{8} \times 8 C l^{-} = 1 C l^{-}$
$C s^{+}$ is at body center.
$∴$ Effectively $1$ unit cell contains $1 C l^{+}$ and $1 C l^{-}$

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The mass of a unit cell of CsCl corresponds to :

The correct option is C 1 Cs+ and 1 Cl−The mass of a unit cell of CsCl have 18×8 Cl−=1 Cl−Cs+ is at body center.∴ Effectively 1 unit cell contains 1 Cl+ and 1 Cl−

The correct option is C $1$ $C s^{+}$ and $1$ $C l^{-}$
The mass of a unit cell of $C s C l$ have $\frac{1}{8} \times 8 C l^{-} = 1 C l^{-}$
$C s^{+}$ is at body center.
$∴$ Effectively $1$ unit cell contains $1 C l^{+}$ and $1 C l^{-}$