CsCl crystallizes in a unit cell that contains a Cs⁺ ion at the center of a cube and a Cl^- ion at each corner.The unit cell of CsCl is ________. A)close packed B)body-centered cubic C)face-centered cubic D)amorphous E)primitive cubic

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CsCl crystallizes in a body-centered cubic unit cell, which is characterized by a single atom/ion at its center and one atom/ion at each of its eight corners. The arrangement of Cs+ and Cl- ions in CsCl crystal structure is such that it forms a cubic lattice with the Cs+ ions occupying the body-centered position and the Cl- ions occupying the corner positions.

CsCl Crystallizes in a Unit Cell That Contains a Cs+

CsCl Crystallizes in a Unit Cell That Contains a Cs⁺