Select right expression for determining packing fraction (P.F.) of NaCl unit cell (assume ideal), if ions along an body diagonal are absent:
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43π(r3+×4+r3−×154)8(r++r−)3
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43π(r3+×3+r3−×154)8(r++r−)3
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43π(r3+×3+r3−×52)8(r++r−)3
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43π(r3+×52+r3−×72)8(r++r−)3
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Solution
The correct option is B43π(r3+×3+r3−×154)8(r++r−)3 When ions along an body diagonal in NaCl unit cell are absent, then two Cl− ions at the corner and one Na+ ion at the body center is removed.
So, effective number of Na+=4−1=3
Volume of Na+=43πr3+×3
Effective number of Cl−=4−(2×18)=154
Volume of Cl−=43πr3−×154
Edge length of unit cell (a)=2r++2r−
Volume of unit cell =a3=(2r++2r−)3
So the packing fraction is P.F.=Volume of effective number of cations and anionsVolume of unit cell=43πr3+×3+43πr3−×154(2r++2r−)3=43π(r3+×3+r3−×154)8(r++r−)3