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An ionic solid MX crystallizes in a face-centered cubic lattice...

An ionic solid MX\text{MX} crystallizes in a face-centered cubic lattice where anions X−\text{X}^- occupy the lattice points and cations M+\text{M}^+ occupy all the octahedral voids. If the edge length of the unit cell is 514 pm514\text{ pm} and the ionic radius of the anion X−\text{X}^- is 181 pm181\text{ pm}, the ionic radius of the cation M+\text{M}^+ is _____ pm\text{pm}.

Correct answer

76

Step-by-step solution

In a face-centered cubic lattice where anions form the lattice and cations occupy all octahedral voids, the structure is of the rock-salt (NaCl\text{NaCl}) type.

In this structure, the cations and anions touch each other along the edge of the unit cell.

The relationship between the edge length (aa) and the ionic radii (r+r_+ and r−r_-) is given by:
a=2(r++r−)a = 2(r_+ + r_-)

Given:
a=514 pma = 514\text{ pm}
r−=181 pmr_- = 181\text{ pm}

Substituting the given values:
514=2(r++181)514 = 2(r_+ + 181)
257=r++181257 = r_+ + 181
r+=257−181=76 pmr_+ = 257 - 181 = 76\text{ pm}

Answer: 7676
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