Question

It the pressure on a $NaCl$ structure is increased, then its coordination number will

• A. increase
• B. decrease
• C. either [a] or [b]
• D. remain the same

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$\underset{\text{6 : 6 coordination number}}{\text{ NaCl Structure}}\underset{760K}{\overset{\text{High P}}{\to }}\underset{\text{8 : 8 coordination number}}{\text{ CsCl structure}}$