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Q.

Number of NaCl ion pairs present in 1 unit cell of sodium chloride is

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a

2

b

8

c

1

d

4

answer is C.

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The chloride ions in NaCl are arranged in FCC. 

So, cell content of chloride ions = 4. 

Sodium ions occupy the octahedral voids (i.e at body center and edge center). 

Na+=12×1​/4+1=4

So, each unit cell contains 4 pairs of NaCl. 

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