The Elements Handbook (Appendix A) contains a table of properties for each group that includes information on the crystal structures of the elements. Most metals crystallize in one of three lattice arrangements: body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, or hexagonal close-packed. Figure 3.2 shows a model of the face-centered cubic lattice for sodium chloride. Use this figure and the information in the Elements Handbook (Appendix A) to answer the following.
a. What elements in Group 2 have the same lattice structure as sodium chloride?
b. How would the model of an element in a face-centered cubic lattice differ from the compound shown in Figure 3.2?
c. The body-centered cubic lattice is the least-efficient packing structure of the metals. What elements in Groups 1 and 2 show this arrangement?