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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

Which of the following is true about sodium chloride?

  1. A Molecular mass \(=58.5 \mathrm{amu}\)
  2. B Formula mass \(=58.5 \mathrm{amu}\)
  3. C Molecular mass \(=5.85 \mathrm{amu}\)
  4. D Formula mass \(=5.85 \mathrm{amu}\)
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(B) Formula mass \(=58.5 \mathrm{amu}\)

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Sodium chloride is an ionic crystal of rock salt structure in which \(4 \mathrm{NaCl}\) units are present in one unit cell of coordination number, \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}: \mathrm{Cl}^{\circ}=6: 6\) So, actual molecule of sodium chloride is not \(\mathrm{NaCl}, \mathrm{NaCl}\) is the…