Particle diagram of an ionic solid (NaCl lattice)

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A lattice of alternating large light gray negative ions and small dark gray positive ions, with a key naming them Cl⁻ and Na⁺ — A square lattice of 4 rows and 6 columns in which large light gray negative ions alternate with small dark gray positive ions, as in solid sodium chloride. The key beside it names them Cl⁻ and Na⁺ ions. Each ion is surrounded by ions of the opposite charge.

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12 large light gray − ions: Cl⁻ ion
12 small dark gray + ions: Na⁺ ion

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