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Coordinating number of Na^(+) in NaCl is...

Coordinating number of `Na^(+)` in `NaCl` is

A

`4`

B

`3`

C

`6`

D

`5`

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3
In `NaCl`, each `Na^(+)` ion is present in an octahedral void and is surrounded by `6CI^(-)` ions sitting at the corners of the octahedron.
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  2. Which of the following is correct for closest packed structure?

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  3. If the radius of the octahedral void is r and radius of the atom in cl...

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  4. Which of the following elements exhibits ferromagetism?

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  5. The edge length of face centred cubic unit cell is 5.8 pm. if the radi...

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  6. Schottky defect in a crystal is observed when

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  8. When electrons are trapped into the crystalline anion vacancy the def...

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  11. Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms ions or molecules...

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  12. Three element A,B,C crystallize into a cubic solid lattice.Atoms A occ...

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  13. Schottky defect occurs mainly in electrovalent compounds where

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  14. Which of the following shows ferrimagnetism?

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  16. A metal crystallises in a bcc lattice ,its unit cell edge length in ab...

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  17. In face -centered cubic unit cell, edge length is

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