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What is the coordination number of an ion in sodium chloride?A. `6`B. `8`C. `4`D. `2`

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The coordination number of an ion in a given crystalline ionic solid is the number of nearest oppositely charged ions surrounding it. In the `NaCl` structure, each `Na^(+)` ion is surrounded by `6Cl^(-)` ions as its nearest neighbors, and each `Cl^(-)` ion is surrounded by `6Na^(+)` ions.


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