Cesium chloride (M = 168.4) crystallizes in a primitive cubic unit cell with each cesium ion surroun — Solid State Chemistry Question
Question
Cesium chloride (M = 168.4) crystallizes in a primitive cubic unit cell with each cesium ion surrounded by eight chloride ions arranged in a cube. The density of solid CsCl is 3.988 g cm-3. What is the Cs–Cl distance?
A.
206.2 pm
B.
291.6 pm
C.✓ Correct
357.1 pm
D.
412.4 pm
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