The smallest repeating unit of a crystal of common salt is a cube (called a unit cell)
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The smallest repeating unit of a crystal of common salt is a cube (called a unit cell) with an edge length of 0.563 nm.
(a) What is the volume of this cube in cubic nanometers? In cubic centimeters?
(b) The density of NaCl is 2.17 g/cm3. What is the mass of this smallest repeating unit (“unit cell”)?
(c) Each repeating unit is composed of four NaCl units. What is the mass of one NaCl formula unit?
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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity
ISBN: 9780357001172
10th Edition
Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
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