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Coordination and Oxidation Number

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What is the coordination number of an ion in sodium chloride ?

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6

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8

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4

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2

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Solution

The correct option is A $6$
In $N a C l$ crystal $N a$ ion is surrounded by $6 c l^{-}$ ion, therefore coordination number of $N a$ is $6$ .

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