Eight neighboring unit cells share each corner of a basic cubic lattice.
– Every corner atom or ion adds 1/8 to the unit cell of which it is a component.
– Taking into account their distribution, each Cl-ion in a simple cubic lattice is distributed equally among eight nearby unit cells. Therefore, each corner contains only 1/8 of a Cl-ion per unit cell.
Since there is only one corner in a unit cell and each corner contributes 1/8 of a Cl-ion, the total Cl-ion contribution from corners to a single unit cell is (1 times 1/8 = 1/8), or roughly 1.
Option A is therefore accurate.
Eight neighboring unit cells share each corner of a basic cubic lattice.
– Every corner atom or ion adds 1/8 to the unit cell of which it is a component.
– Taking into account their distribution, each Cl-ion in a simple cubic lattice is distributed equally among eight nearby unit cells. Therefore, each corner contains only 1/8 of a Cl-ion per unit cell.
Since there is only one corner in a unit cell and each corner contributes 1/8 of a Cl-ion, the total Cl-ion contribution from corners to a single unit cell is (1 times 1/8 = 1/8), or roughly 1.
Option A is therefore accurate.