Question

viii. Cesium chloride crystallizes in cubic
unit cell with CI ions at the corners
and a Csion in the centre of the
cube. How many CsCl molecules are
there in the unit cell?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation: A unit cell of CsCl consists of only one unit of CsCl. CsCl has body centered arrangement. Each Cs+ ion is surrounded by 8 Cl- ions and each Cl- ion is surrounded by 8 Cs+ ions. Therefore the structure has 8:8 co-ordination.