Cesium chloride crystallizes in a unit cell with the Cesium ions in a primitive cubic unit cell arrangement (at the corners). Given that the formula for cesium chloride is CsCl, where are the chloride ions expected to reside in the unit cell?

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In a cesium chloride crystal structure, the chloride ions are located at the center of the unit cell, while the cesium ions are at the corners of a primitive cubic lattice. This arrangement allows for the 1:1 stoichiometry of CsCl.

Cesium Chloride Crystallizes in a Unit Cell with the Cesium