The structures of 'textbook' NaCl (left) and 'forbidden' A3Y (A=Li, Na, K; Y= Cl, Br) (right) are shown. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...
The conventional wisdom about sodium chloride—plain old table salt—assumes that it has a one-to-one ratio of sodium and chlorine. But at high pressures, that conventional wisdom breaks down. A new ...
A dot and cross diagram for sodium chloride suggests that it is made up of pairs of sodium and chloride ions. It is not. A 3D construction model shows how the ions are arranged in a lattice structure.