Solid State Question 50

Question: A $ NaCl $ crystal is changed into $ CsCl $ type structure by:

Options:

A) Increasing temperature and decreasing pressure.

B) Increasing pressure and decreasing temperature.

C) Increasing both temperature and pressure

D) None of these.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] Low co-ordination compound can be changed into high co-ordination compound by increasing pressure and decreasing temperature. $ \underset{(6,6)}{\mathop{NaCl}}\underset{Temp.}{\overset{\Pr .}{\mathop{\rightarrow }}}\underset{(8,8)}{\mathop{CsCl}} $