Magnesium Oxide Adopts a Rock Salt Structure with a Density

question 29

Multiple Choice

Magnesium oxide adopts a rock salt structure with a density of approximately 3.58 g/cm³.Based on this information,calculate an estimate of the unit cell edge length in picometers.

• A)106 pm
• B)212 pm
• C)123 pm
• D)492 pm
• E)421 pm

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