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gracy
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In my textbook one of the conditions for formation of ionic bond is given as
The cation should be large and anion should be small
But in the image of Nacl lattice structure ,we can see that it is other way around
I am not getting the reason,Is my textbook wrong ?
Or it has something to do with difference between ionic bond and lattice structure.I mean the picture I have attached is of crystal lattice not of single ionic bond between Sodium and chloride ion.
Thanks.
The cation should be large and anion should be small
But in the image of Nacl lattice structure ,we can see that it is other way around
I am not getting the reason,Is my textbook wrong ?
Or it has something to do with difference between ionic bond and lattice structure.I mean the picture I have attached is of crystal lattice not of single ionic bond between Sodium and chloride ion.
Thanks.