Can you recognize different ions in this unit cell which is isomorphous with NaCl?
Click an ion that is completely within the unit cell shown.
You are correct. An ion that is not on a corner, an edge, or a face is completely within the unit cell.
You clicked an ion that is shared between two unit cells. Would you like to review how to count such ions?
You clicked an ion that is shared between four unit cells. Would you like to review how to count such ions?
You clicked an ion that is shared between eight unit cells. Would you like to review how to count such ions?
by: Journal of Chemical Education Software