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Weight of one mole of unit cells of NaCl crystals is ––––––––––––
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a
58.5 gm
b
58.5amu
c
234 gm
d
234 amu
answer is C.
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Number of formula units/unit cell of NaCl = 4Explanation:- NaCl has fcc arrangement Cl¯ ions occupy corners and face centresEffective number of Cl¯ ions/unitcelNa+ ions occupy edge centres and body centreEffective number of Na+ ions/unit cellThus number of NaCl units/unit cell = 4Na+4Cl¯ = 4NaCl unitsWe know,58.5 g of NaCl contian "NA" NaCl units58.5 g of NaCl contain unit cells"X" g of NaCl conain NA unit cells (1 mole of unit cells) = 234 g
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