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Given density of  NaCl is 2.17×103kgm3. Thus edge length of   crystal unit cell is

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a

564 pm

b

282 pm

c

141 pm

d

56.4 pm

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

  NaCl has fcc structure Thus, number of   molecules in a unit cell = 4
 Density = Mass of 4(NaCl) molecules  Volume of cube  Molar mass of 
NaCl=58.5gmol1=58.5×103kgmol1Mass of one molecule =58.5x10-36.02 x1023kg2.17×103kgm3=4×58.5×1036.02×1023×a3a3=4×58.5×1036.02×1023×103=1.791×1028m3a=5.64×1010m=564×1012m=564pm

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