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About
A simple-cubic packing where each ion sits at the centre of a cube of eight counter-ions (8:8 coordination). Favoured over rock salt when the cation is large relative to the anion.
Structure
PrototypeCsCl (B2)
Crystal systemcubic
Space groupPm-3m (221)
Latticea = 4.119 Å
Anglesall 90°
Elements
Also crystallizes this way
CsBrCsINH4ClTlCl
Sources
- Structure: Crystallography Open Database (COD)
- Lattice parameters: Wyckoff, Crystal Structures — a = 4.119 Å