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A solid AB has NaCl structure. If the ra...

A solid `AB` has `NaCl` structure. If the radius of the cation `A` is `100` pm, what is the radius of anion `B`?

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`241 pm`
In `NaCl`, it has `6 : 6 CN`
`:.` It has `OV`.
`:. r = (r_(ɵ))/(0.414) = (100)/(0.414) = 241` pm
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