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Ionic Crystals
CsCl structure
In CsCl, metal ions are shifted into the center of each cubic element of the Cl–-ion lattice. Each cesium ion has eight nearest-neighbor chloride ions, while each chloride ion is also surrounded by eight cesium ions in (8,8) coordination.
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