Explain why the NaCl crystal adopts a 6 : 6 coordination instead of an 8 : 8 coordination

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Explain why the NaCl crystal adopts a 6 : 6 coordination instead of an 8 : 8 coordination, even though a higher coordination would increase the number of attractive interactions.

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