CsCl crystallizes in a unit cell that contains the Cs⁺ ion at the center of a cube that has a Cl^- at each corner. Each unit cell contains ________ Cs⁺ ion(s)and ________ Cl^- ion(s), respectively. A)1 and 8 B)2 and 1 C)1 and 1 D)2 and 2 E)2 and 4

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The unit cell contains one Cs⁺ ion at the center of the cube and one Cl^- ion at each corner of the cube. Therefore, there is only one Cs⁺ ion and one Cl^- ion per unit cell.

CsCl Crystallizes in a Unit Cell That Contains the Cs+

CsCl Crystallizes in a Unit Cell That Contains the Cs⁺