The mineral clausthalite is composed of lead selenide (PbSe). This mineral adopts the NaCl structure - the anions are arranged in face-centered cubic structure. Fill in the needed information below and explain why: The number of ions within the unit cell occupying the faces is:

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The mineral clausthalite is composed of lead selenide (PbSe). This mineral adopts the NaCl structure - the anions are arranged in face-centered cubic structure. Fill in the needed information below and explain why:

The number of ions within the unit cell occupying the faces is:
a. 4
b. 1
c. 6
d. 3

The ion occupying the faces of the unit cell is:
a. lead (IV) ion
b. selenide ion
c. lead (II) ion

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