Q.

Pure sodium (Na) is a good conductor of electricity because the 3s and 3p atomic bands overlap to form a partially filled conduction band. By contrast the ionic sodium chloride (NaCl) crystal is

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a

Insulator

b

Conductor

c

Semiconductor

d

None of these

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

In sodium chloride the Na+ and Cl- ions both have noble gas electron configuration. Corresponding to completely filled bands. Since the bands do not overlap, there must be a gap between the filled bands and the empty bands above them, so NaCl is an insulator.

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Pure sodium (Na) is a good conductor of electricity because the 3s and 3p atomic bands overlap to form a partially filled conduction band. By contrast the ionic sodium chloride (NaCl) crystal is