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Coordination number of the NaCl crystal will be____?(A) 8:8(B) 6:6(C) 4:4(D) 2:2

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The coordination number of a crystal refers to the number of ions or atoms that surround a central ion or atom in the crystal lattice. For NaCl (sodium chloride), each sodium ion (Na+) is surrounded by 6 chloride ions (Cl-) and each chloride ion is surrounded by 6 sodium ions. Therefore, the coordination number of NaCl is 6:6.

So, the correct answer is:

(B) 6:6