SSM In crystals of the salt cesium chloride, cesium ions

Chapter 21, Problem 35

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SSM In crystals of the salt cesium chloride, cesium ions Cs+ form the eight corners of a cube and a chlorine ion Cl- is at the cube's center (Fig. 21-35). The edge length of the cube is 0040 nm. The Cs+ ions are each deficient by one electron (and thus each has a charge of +e), and the Cl- ion has one excess electron (and thus has a charge of - e). (a) What is the magnitude of the net electrostatic force exerted on the Cl- ion by the eight Cs+ ions at the corners of the cube? (b) If one of the Cs+ ions is missing, the crystal is said to have a defect; what is the magnitude of the net electrostatic force exerted on the CI- ion by the seven remaining Cs+ ions?

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