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The pyknometric density of sodium chloride crystal is 2.165×103kgm−3 while its X-ray density is 2.178×103kgm−3. The fraction of unoccupied sites in sodium chloride crystal is
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Solution:
The fraction of unoccupied site in sodium
chloride crystal =x−raydensityX−raydensity−pyknometricdensity =2.178×1032.178×103−2.165×103=2.178×1030.013×103 =217813=5.96×10−3