Explain, in one or two sentences, why CsCl adopts an eight-coordinate (body-centered)…

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Problem

Explain, in one or two sentences, why CsCl adopts an eight-coordinate (body-centered) lattice while NaCl adopts a six-coordinate (face-centered) lattice, even though both compounds contain monovalent ions.

Related theory

Lattice Enthalpy
Ionic Bonding
States of Matter
The ionic model

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