Sodium Chloride is an alkali halide with an fcc crystal structure. The basis is two ions, a sodium cation and a chlorine anion. The crystal lattice parameter is 0.563 nm. The diagram shows both a unit ...

This was a magical moment. The lysozyme structure, composed of 1,000 non-hydrogen atoms, contrasts with the model of sodium chloride composed of just two atoms (shown to the speaker's left in the ...

The positive areas of the water molecules surround the negative Chloride ions. The negative areas of the water molecules surround the positive sodium ions. As the attractions from the water molecules ...