Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: option E

Step-by-step explanation:

Primitive cubic unit cell

Cations are at center of cube and anions at corners of cube.

Each unit cell has one at

Molecule of CsCl.